Preface
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Preface
This Getting Started Guide will step you through the necessary tasks to
get your Switch up and running fast. This guide provides information on
the following:
• Components
• Cabling, Lights, and LEDs
• Assigning a System Identity
• Accessing a Web Browser
• Managing the Switch
• Rack Mounting
• Changing Hardware Configurations
Complete details for configuring and monitoring the Switch are in the
Bay Networks Extranet Switch Administrator's Guide.
After attaching the Switch's cables, you can run the Bay Networks IP
Configuration utility on your PC to provide the Switch with IP configuration
information. Then you can begin to manage the Switch and view active
sessions. Instructions are also provided for installing the Switch into a
chassis rack, and installing additional LAN or WAN cards.