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Connecting the LVS Equipment
This chapter explains how to connect your equipment and upgrade the firmware . Connect the
equipment in the described order . At the end of each section, you verify that the installation is
progressing correctly .
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Connecting and Configuring the Switch
Before installing any LVS equipment, you need to connect the SLM224P Ethernet switch to a network
broadband router or Integrated Access Device (IAD) . (If the site is not already equipped with another
broadband router/IAD, Linksys recommends the use of the WRV200 broadband router to connect to
the access device .)
NOTE:
In this guide, the Linksys SLM224P switch is used in all examples . However, various Linksys
switches can be used with LVS . Linksys recommends use of SLMxxxP, SRWxxxP and SRWxxxMP switch
product families with LVS . For more information, visit www .linksys .com . .
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Connecting the Switch to the Router
In this procedure, you connect the switch to the router and a power source .
1 .
Connect an Ethernet network cable to one of the Ethernet ports on your router . Then connect the
other end of the cable to an Ethernet port on the switch .
2 .
Connect an administrative computer to an Ethernet port on the switch . The PC needs to have an
IP address on the same network as the switch, which has a default IP address of 192 .168 .1 .254 .
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