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Configuring the PowerConnect 5500 Series PoE Switch

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Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit - Quick Setup Guide Figure 1 PowerConnect 5524P Switch Chassis Configuring the PowerConnect 5500 Series PoE Switch After the switch is installed on a flat surface or rack and connected to a power supply, we are ready to begin the configuration. 1. Connect the switch to the terminal and boot the unit. The boot process runs for approximately 40-45 seconds. When the boot process completes, the following LEDs are lit, as shown in the figure below. • Power • Status • Fan (should be green) NOTE: For more information on connecting the switch to a terminal, see "Connecting the Switch to the Terminal" section in the Dell PowerConnect 5500 Series Getting Started Guide. Figure 2 PowerConnect 5524P LEDs 2. Obtain the following information from the network administrator: • Username and password for switch admin access • The IP address assigned to the VLAN 1 interface through which the switch is to be managed (by default, every external and internal port is a member of the VLAN 1) • The IP subnet mask for the network • The default gateway (next hop router) IP address for configuring the default route • SNMP Community String and SNMP Management System IP address (optional) 6

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Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit – Quick Setup Guide
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Figure 1 PowerConnect 5524P Switch Chassis
Configuring the PowerConnect 5500 Series PoE Switch
After the switch is installed on a flat surface or rack and connected to a power supply, we are ready to
begin the configuration.
1.
Connect the switch to the terminal and boot the unit.
The boot process runs for approximately
40-45 seconds.
When the boot process completes, the following LEDs are lit, as shown in the
figure below.
•
Power
•
Status
•
Fan (should be green)
NOTE
:
For more information on connecting the switch to a terminal, see “Connecting the
Switch to the Terminal” section in the
Dell PowerConnect 5500 Series Getting Started Guide
.
Figure 2 PowerConnect 5524P LEDs
2.
Obtain the following information from the network administrator:
•
Username and password for switch admin access
•
The IP address assigned to the VLAN 1 interface through which the switch is to be
managed (by default, every external and internal port is a member of the VLAN 1)
•
The IP subnet mask for the network
•
The default gateway (next hop router) IP address for configuring the default route
•
SNMP Community String and SNMP Management System IP address (optional)