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Contents Chapter 1 Get Started Supported switches 5 Available publications 6 Register your switch 6 Overview of the options to access the switch 7 Overview of the local browser interface 7 Start the switch and observe the power-on self-test 8 Prepare a terminal if you intend to use a console port 8 Prepare a computer with terminal emulation software 9 Access the switch through a console port 9 Set up or find the switch IP address configuration 10 Use the local browser interface to set up the IP address configuration 11 Use a console port and the ezconfig utility to set up the IP address configuration 14 Use a console port and the CLI to set up the IP address configuration 19 Find the IP address configuration assigned by a DHCP server 20 Use UPnP or Bonjour to find the switch 20 Access the local browser interface when you know the IP address 22 Configure an SNMPv3 user profile using the local browser interface . . . . 22 Chapter 2 Use the Auto Install Configuration Auto Install configuration concepts 25 Switch IP address assignment concepts 25 TFTP IP address and configuration file name concepts 26 About conflicting TFTP server configurations 26 About DNS server requirements 26 About obtaining a configuration file 27 Host-specific configuration file 27 Default network configuration file 27 About obtaining an image from a TFTP server through Auto Install . . . . . 28 Configure Auto Install 29 Configure Auto Install through the CLI 30 Configure Auto Install through the local browser interface 30 Monitor and complete the Auto Install process 31 Event logging for the Auto Install process 33 3

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Contents
Chapter 1
Get Started
Supported switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Available publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Register your switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Overview of the options to access the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Overview of the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Start the switch and observe the power-on self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Prepare a terminal if you intend to use a console port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Prepare a computer with terminal emulation software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Access the switch through a console port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Set up or find the switch IP address configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Use the local browser interface to set up the IP address
configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Use a console port and the ezconfig utility to set up the
IP address configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Use a console port and the CLI to set up the IP address
configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Find the IP address configuration assigned by a DHCP server . . . . . . .20
Use UPnP or Bonjour to find the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Access the local browser interface when you know the IP address . . . . . . 22
Configure an SNMPv3 user profile using the local browser interface . . . . 22
Chapter 2
Use the Auto Install Configuration
Auto Install configuration concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Switch IP address assignment concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
TFTP IP address and configuration file name concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
About conflicting TFTP server configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
About DNS server requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
About obtaining a configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Host-specific configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Default network configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
About obtaining an image from a TFTP server through Auto Install . . . . . 28
Configure Auto Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Configure Auto Install through the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Configure Auto Install through the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . .30
Monitor and complete the Auto Install process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Event logging for the Auto Install process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33