Completing the Installation
3-30 Hardware Installation
a. VerifythatthedeviceattheotherendofthesegmentisONandconnectedtothe
segment.
b. Ifthereareseparatefiber‐opticconnectionsontheotherdevice,checkthe
crossoverofthecables.Swapthecableconnectionsifnecessary.
c. Checkthat thefiber‐opticconnectionmeetsthedBlossand
cablespecifications
outlinedintheCablingGuideformultimodecabling.Toobtainthisdocument,
referto“RelatedDocuments”onpage xiv.
d. Ifalinkhasnotbeenestablished,refertoChapter 4forLEDtroubleshooting
details.Ifaproblempersists,referto“GettingHelp”onpage xvifordetailson
contacting
Enterasys Networksforsupport.
5. Repeatsteps1through4,above,untilallconnectionshavebeenmade.
Completing the Installation
Afterinstallingtheswitchandmakingtheconnectionstothenetwork,accesstheswitch
management,asdescribedbelow.
Initial Logon to Switch Management
ToinitiallyaccessswitchmanagementfromyourlocalPC,terminal,ormodem
connection,proceedasfollowsatthedisplayedstartupscreen:
1. Enterrw(Read‐Write)forUsername.
2. AtthePasswordprompt,pressEnter(Return).
3. Fordetailsonhowtoconfiguretheswitchusingthecommandlineinterface,referto
theSecureStackC3
ConfigurationGuide.TheCLIcommandsenableyoutosetanew
passwordandperformmoreinvolvedmanagementconfigurationsontheswitch.
Oneofmanycapabilitiesistoreconfigurethestack,reassigningtheManagerfunction
toanotherswitchandconfiguringtheorderofMemberswitchesthatwilltakeover
thestack
managementfunctionsincasetheoperatingManagerispowereddown,
malfunctions,orisremovedfromthestack.
4. Aftertheinitialconfiguration,youcanalsouseWebView(Enterasys Networks’
embeddedwebserver)forconfigurationandmanagementtasks.
Alltheguidesassociatedwiththeswitchareavailableonlineat:
http://www.enterasys.com/support/manuals
Onceyouareconfident
thattheinstallationissuccessful,routeandsecureyourcables.If
yourequireassistance,contactEnterasysNetworksusingoneofthemethodsdescribedin
“GettingHelp”onpage xvi.