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20 Installing and Configuring the Switch
Before you start, to perform the initial switch configuration, you must obtain
the following information from your network administrator:
• The IP address to be assigned to the out-of-band (OOB) interface for
device management.
• The IP subnet mask for the OOB interface.
• The IP address of the OOB interface default gateway.
These settings are necessary to allow remote management of the switch
through a Telnet (Telnet client) or HTTP (Web browser) connection.
NOTE: The switch is configured with a default user name (root) and password
(calvin).
Initial Configuration Procedure
Perform the initial configuration from the connected console by using the
Dell Easy Setup Wizard or by using the CLI.
The wizard automatically starts when there is no startup configuration file on
the switch. You can exit the wizard at any point by entering [Ctrl+c], but all
configured settings will be discarded and the switch will use the default values
displayed in parentheses in the wizard; for example,
[public].
NOTE: If you do not run the Easy Setup Wizard or do not respond to the initial Easy
Setup Wizard prompt within 60 seconds, the switch enters CLI mode and the default
configuration values are applied.
For more information about how to perform the initial configuration using
the CLI, refer to the Dell Force10 FTOS Configuration Guide for the Dell
Force10 MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
This Getting Started Guide describes how to use the Easy Setup Wizard for
initial switch configuration. The wizard sets up the following configuration
on the switch:
• Establishes the initial privileged user account with a valid password. The
wizard configures one privileged user account during the setup.
• Sets up the IP address for the OOB interface.
• Sets up the SNMP community string to be used by the SNMP manager at
a given IP address. You may choose to skip this step if SNMP management
is not used for this switch.