RAVENNA Networking Guide
V1.0/3
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Network Switch Configuration
First Steps
First Steps
The first steps are to establish a connection between the network switch and your computer, and download and
install the latest switch software.
To do this, you will need to know the IP address of the network switch. If the IP address is unknown, or the switch
has been used for a previous application, then you should reset the switch to its factory default settings and begin
a new configuration from scratch. For the purposes of this illustration, we will assume that the switch IP settings
are as follows:
·
IP Address
= 192.168.101.254
·
Subnet Mask
= 255.255.255.0
·
Default Gateway
= left blank
1.
Before connecting you should download the latest firmware release for the network switch onto your
computer - for example:
2.
It is also recommended to use a TFTP server tool such as
Tftpd64
(or
Tftpd32
for 32-bit windows
systems), for the file transfers. This can be downloaded from
