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Laser Safety ····································································································································2-2
Installation Tools ·····································································································································2-3
3 Installing a Switch ·····································································································································3-1
Installing the Switch into a 19-Inch Rack Using Mounting Brackets·······················································3-1
Introduction to Mounting Brackets···································································································3-1
Attaching the Mounting Brackets to a Switch··················································································3-2
Mounting the Switch to a Rack········································································································3-4
Mounting the Switch on a Workbench ····································································································3-6
Connecting the PGND Cable ··················································································································3-6
When a Grounding Strip is Available·······························································································3-6
Where a Grounding Conductor Can be Buried ···············································································3-8
In Other Installation Sites ················································································································3-8
Connecting the Power Cord····················································································································3-9
Connecting an AC Power Cord ·······································································································3-9
Connecting an RPS DC Power Cord·····························································································3-10
Verifying the Installation························································································································3-10
4 Initial Power-On ·········································································································································4-1
Setting Up the Configuration Environment······························································································4-1
Connecting the Console Cable ···············································································································4-1
Console Cable ·································································································································4-1
Connection Procedure·····················································································································4-2
Setting Terminal Parameters ··················································································································4-2
Booting the Switch ··································································································································4-5
Checking Before Power-On·············································································································4-5
Powering On the Switch ··················································································································4-5
Changing the Boot Mode·················································································································4-7
5 Loading Software·······································································································································5-1
Introduction ·············································································································································5-1
Approaches for Loading Application and Configuration Files·································································5-1
Loading Files Through the Boot ROM Menu ··························································································5-1
Introduction to the Boot ROM Menu································································································5-2
Loading Files Using XMODEM Through Console Port ···································································5-3
Loading Files Using TFTP Through Ethernet Port ········································································5-11
Loading Files Using FTP Through Ethernet Port ··········································································5-14
6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting··········································································································6-1
File Loading Failure·································································································································6-1
Password Loss········································································································································6-1
User Password Loss························································································································6-1
Boot ROM Password Loss ··············································································································6-1
Power Supply Failure······························································································································6-2
Configuration Terminal Failure················································································································6-3