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User Name, Password, and Privilege Level . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SNMP Community Strings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Advanced Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Retrieving an IP address from a DHCP Server
. . . . . . . . . 54
Receiving an IP address from a BOOTP Server
. . . . . . . . . 55
Security Management and Password Configuration
. . . . . . . 56
Configuring Security Passwords
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Sample Configuration Process
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Device Setup Requirements
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Initial Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Device Default Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Remote Management Access
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Start Running the Management Station
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Telnet access
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Web Access (HTTP server)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Configuring Stacking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Stacking Introduction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Stacking Requirements
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Configuring a Stack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Expanding the Stack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Rebooting the Device
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Startup Menu Functions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Downloading the Software
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Erasing the FLASH File
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Erasing FLASH Sectors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Password Recovery
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Running Diagnostics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Downloading the Software to Stacking Units
. . . . . . . . . . . 80
Downloading the Software Sequentially Using the CLI
. . . . . 81
Downloading the Software Individually Using the CLI
. . . . . . 82
Downloading the Software Via the
PowerConnect 3324/3348 Dell OpenManage Switch
Administrator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84