1-1  Before You Begin
Before you begin the installation, make sure that you have the following equipment:
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Catalyst 2960-L (the switch)   
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AC Power Cord
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Ethernet Cable     
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PC
Make sure that nothing is connected to the switch and your PC settings are 
configured to use DHCP.
 1-2  Connecting PC to Switch
Connecting PC to Switch
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1
 Connect the AC power cord to the 
AC power connector of the switch 
and a grounded AC outlet.
Power the switch.
2
 Confirm that the SYST LED and 
STAT LED are solid green.
After the switch powers on, it begins 
the power-on self-test (POST). During 
POST, the each LED blinks. When POST is 
completed, the SYST LED and STAT LED 
turn solid green.
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3
 Press and hold the Mode button.
4
 Confirm that all the LEDs turn 
green.
Press the Mode button when the SYST 
and STAT LED turn green, hold the Mode 
button until all the LEDs next to the Mode 
button turn green.
5
 Connect the Ethernet cable to the 
Ethernet port of the switch, and 
the other end of the cable to the 
Ethernet port on your PC.
Wait until the port LEDs on the switch and 
your PC are green or blinking green. Green 
LEDs indicate a successful connection.
 Caution
At step 
❷
, if the SYST LED does not turn solid green, or turns amber, the switch failed the 
POST, reconnect the AC power cord to the switch AC power connector and a grounded AC 
outlet. Nevertheless the SYST LED does not turn solid green, or turns amber, contact your 
Cisco representative or reseller.
At step 
❹
, if the LEDs next to the Mode button blink when you press the button, release it. 
Blinking LEDs indicate that the switch is already configured and cannot go into Express Setup 
mode.
At step 
❺
, the switch port to connect an Ethernet cable is the RJ-45 Ethernet port, not the  
RJ-45 console port. The RJ-45 Ethernet ports are numbered 1 to 8 on the 8-port model, 1 to 
16 on the 16-port model, 1 to 24 on the 24-port model, 1 to 48 on the 48-port model.
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 MEMO
You can confirm the connection by the 
"ping 10.0.0.1" command from your PC 
to the switch.