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Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 50 Series ATTENTION Clicking on a PDF hyperlink takes you to the appropriate page. If necessary, scroll up or down the page to see the beginning of the referenced section. NN47924-301...
Preface This guide provides information about administering and configuring the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 50 (BES50) Series devices. This guide describes the features of the following Nortel switches: • Nortel Business Ethernet Switch BES50GE-12T PWR Gigabit Ethernet Switch • Nortel Business Ethernet Switch BES50GE-24T PWR Gigabit Ethernet Switch •...
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Ethernet Switch 50 Series (NN47924-301) for release 1.00. Features See the following sections for information about feature changes: Release 1.0 This is the first release of Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 50 Series. Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 50 Series NN47924-301 01.01 Standard 1.00 October 2006...
"BES50 administration" (page 95). • For installation options other than those covered by the Quick Installation Guide for the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 50 (NN47924-300), see "BES50 installation options" (page 123). • To learn about the basic BES50 management features, see "BES50...
Web site. However, these capabilities do not enhance the functionality of the Web-based user interface. Nortel recommends that you use only the navigation tools provided in the management interface. Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 50 Series NN47924-301 01.01 Standard...
"Setting the IP address" (page 24) Setting up the Web-based user interface Nortel recommends that you follow the procedures in this section regarding Web-based user interface prerequisites before you use the management features of your switch for the first time.
IP address. Click Submit. —End— No other configuration changes are required at this stage, but Nortel recommends that you change the administrator password before you log off. Changing the administrator password Use the User Accounts page to change the switch access passwords.
String (Range: 1 to 32 characters, case-sensitive) ATTENTION Nortel recommends that you define this string in the SNMP Configuratino page for version 1 or 2c clients, or define a corresponding user name in the SNMPv3 Users page for version 3 clients.
SNMP version 1 and v2c. List all community strings used for IP trap managers in this table, to a maximum of five. For security reasons, Nortel recommends that you remove the default community strings. Procedure steps...
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String (Range: 1 to 32 characters, case-sensitive.) ATTENTION Nortel recommends that you define this string in the SNMP Configuration page for Version 1 or 2c clients, or define a corresponding user name in the SNMP version 3 Users page for Version 3 clients.
From the main menu, choose Configuration > PoE > Power Configuration. Type the desired power allocation. ATTENTION Nortel recommends that you leave this value at the default setting of 84 watts. Click Submit. —End— Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 50 Series NN47924-301 01.01 Standard...
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BES50. Procedure steps Step Action From the management PC, launch the Nortel Business Element Manager. In the Navigation Panel, locate the previous IP address of the BES50. If it exists, right-click and delete the BES50. In the Navigation Panel, right-click Network Elements, and then choose Find Network Element >...
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