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Mounting the Switch on a Workbench ····································································································3-7
Connecting the Ground Wire ··················································································································3-8
When a Grounding Strip is Available·······························································································3-8
Where a Grounding Conductor Can be Buried ·············································································3-10
In Other Installation Sites ··············································································································3-10
Installing a Power Module·····················································································································3-12
Installing the Power Module ··········································································································3-12
Removing the Power Module ········································································································3-13
Connecting the Power Cord··················································································································3-14
Connecting an AC Power Cord ·····································································································3-14
Connecting a DC Power Cord (–48 VDC equipment-room power supply) ···································3-15
Installing an Interface Module Expansion Card ····················································································3-16
Installing an Interface Module Expansion Card·············································································3-16
Removing an Interface Card ·········································································································3-17
Installing an OAP Card··························································································································3-18
Installing an OAP Card to the Switch ····························································································3-18
Removing an OAP Card················································································································3-19
Verifying the Installation························································································································3-20
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 Software···········································································································5-1
Loading the Software Through the Boot Menu ·······················································································5-2
Introduction to the Boot Menu ·········································································································5-2
Loading the Software Using XMODEM Through Console Port ······················································5-4
Loading Software Using TFTP Through Ethernet Port ·································································5-11
Loading Software Using FTP Through Ethernet Port····································································5-15
Loading Software Through CLI ·············································································································5-18
Loading Software Through USB Interface·····················································································5-18
Loading Software Using FTP ········································································································5-19
Loading Software Using TFTP ······································································································5-20
6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting··········································································································6-1
Software Loading Failure ························································································································6-1
Password Loss········································································································································6-1
User Password Loss························································································································6-1
Boot ROM Password Loss ··············································································································6-1
Power ModuleFailure ······························································································································6-2
OAP Card Failure····································································································································6-2