3.1 Mounting the Switch in a Rack or on a Tabletop 3-1....................................
3.1.1 Rack-Mounting the Switch 3-1.............................................................
3.1.2 Mounting the Switch on a Tabletop/Workbench 3-2............................
3.2 Connecting the Power Cord and the Ground Wire 3-2.................................
3.2.1 Connecting the AC-Input Power Cord 3-2............................................
3.2.2 Connecting the DC-Input Power Cord 3-3...........................................
3.2.3 Connecting the Ground Wire 3-4.........................................................
3.2.4 Multi-power Input 3-7...........................................................................
3.3 Connecting the Switch to a Console Terminal 3-7.......................................
3.3.1 Console Cable 3-7...............................................................................
3.3.2 Connecting the Console Cable 3-8......................................................
3.4 Verifying Installation 3-8...............................................................................
Chapter 4 Starting up the Switch at the Initial Boot 4-1.....................................
4.1 Setting up a Configuration Environment 4-1.................................................
4.2 Connecting the Console Cable 4-1...............................................................
4.3 Setting Terminal Parameters 4-1..................................................................
4.4 Booting the Switch 4-4..................................................................................
4.4.1 Verifying Installation before Power-up 4-4...........................................
4.4.2 Powering up the Switch 4-4.................................................................
Chapter 5 Loading Boot ROM and Host Software 5-1........................................
5.1 Introduction to Loading Approaches 5-1.......................................................
5.2 File attribute in Boot ROM 5-1......................................................................
5.2.1 Introduction to File Attribute 5-1...........................................................
5.2.2 Impact of File Attributes on Downloading and Booting 5-2..................
5.2.3 Setting the Attribute of a File 5-3..........................................................
5.3 Loading Software Locally 5-4.......................................................................
5.3.1 Boot Menu 5-5......................................................................................
5.3.2 Loading Software from Console Port Using XModem 5-6...................
5.3.3 Loading Software from an Ethernet Port Using TFTP 5-11...................
5.3.4 Loading Software from an Ethernet Port Using FTP 5-12......................
5.4 Loading Software Remotely 5-13...................................................................
5.4.1 Loading Software Remotely Using FTP 5-14.........................................
5.4.2 Loading Software Remotely Using TFTP 5-15.......................................
Chapter 6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 6-1...............................................
6.1 Dealing with Loading Failures 6-1................................................................
6.2 Dealing with Password Loss 6-1..................................................................
6.2.1 Dealing with User Password Loss 6-1.................................................
6.2.2 Recovering the Boot ROM Password 6-2............................................
6.3 Dealing with Power System Failures 6-2......................................................