Brocade Communications Systems SilkWorm 2200 Series Reference Manual page 14

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Setup and Installation
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To set the IP address on the switch for normal Ethernet access, perform the
following initial procedure:
1. Attach the provided serial cable between the serial port on the switch and an RS-232
serial port on your laptop or host computer. The cable is wired with only pins 2, 3 and
5 wired straight through.
NOTE: If needed, the adapter can be removed to allow for RJ45 serial connection to
your host computer.
2. Turn on the switch and wait for the power on self test (POST) to complete. POST is
complete when all LED activity has stopped, this takes approximately 2 minutes.
3. Disable all serial communication programs running on your computer, such as sync
programs for a PDA.
4. Run a terminal emulation program such as Hyperterm on NT/W95, or TERM in a
Unix environment.
5. Configure the terminal for 9600 Baud, 8 Data Bits, No Parity, 1 Stop Bit, and no
flow control. Click OK.
6. Press <return> to get a prompt.
7. If prompted, provide a login and password. The default is login = admin and the
password = password
8. At the prompt, type the command ipAddrSet, then press <return>
9. When prompted, provide the IP Address, Subnet mask, and Gateway Address in the
standard IP form of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.
NOTE: For now only edit the Ethernet addresses, not the Fibre Channel address.
10. When prompted type y and press <return> to apply the new values.
11. Power down the switch and disconnect the serial cable (and adapter, if used). Connect
the switch to a 10/100BaseT Ethernet connection.
12. Power up the switch. IP based management (telnet, SNMP or WebTools) can now be
accessed by using the newly defined IP address.
13. Record the IP address on the label provided on the switch.
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