Run Express Setup
Complete the steps in this section to use Express Setup to enter the initial IP information.
Before you begin
Perform the following checks before you use Express Setup.
• Make sure that the switch is in default factory mode.
• Make sure that nothing is connected to the switch.
During Express Setup, the switch acts as a DHCP server.
Exception: You can add a serial console cable to monitor the booting sequence.
Do not hit [return key]
on the console screen
. Make sure that the computer that is connected to the switch is configured with
DHCP.
Note
Step 1
Complete one of the following actions:
Then...
If the switch...
Go to the next step.
Is fresh out of the box
Use a paper clip to reset the switch for 15 seconds until the System LED
turns red, then release the paper clip.
The switch automatically reboots once the System LED goes red.
Is not fresh out of the box
Step 2
On the computer that is connected to the switch, disable web browser pop-up blockers and proxy settings.
Step 3
Connect power to the switch.
Step 4
See the wiring instructions in the sections
and
Wire the Power Source, on page 43
Step 5
Power on or reset the switch.
Use LEDs to monitor boot progress:
• Blinking System LED: bootloader
• Off System LED: POST
• Solid Green System LED: POST exit, initializing IOS
• Green System and Alarm LEDs green: IOS initialization done
• Blinking Express Setup LED: Ready for express setup process
Step 6
Insert paper clip into express setup button for 1 to 2 seconds.
When released, the LED of one of the dual-media downlink ports starts flashing green, depending on whether downlink
ports are connected. If no dual-media downlink ports are connected, the lowest port flashes (Gi1/0/1). If both dual-media
downlink ports are connected, the lowest port flashes (Gi1/0/23).
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Express Setup
Run Express Setup
