Setup guide

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Installing and Configuring the Load-Balancing Network Switch
Installing a Foundry Load-Balancing Switch
To install the load-balancing switch:
1. Unpack the switch and its mounting hardware.
2. Attach the mounting brackets to each side of the front of the
switch. Use the screws supplied with the switch.
3. Slide the switch into the rack and locate it at the bottom of a
U-alignment space.
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The load-balancing switch is only 1.75 U deep. This might cause you to have
to align the switch in the middle of a 2 U rack space. This will leave
approximately a 1/4-inch gap above and below the switch when it is aligned
correctly.
4. Attach the switch to the rack rails with the screws supplied with
the switch.
Connecting a Media Server to the Switch
To connect a Media Server to the load-balancing switch:
1. Locate an Ethernet cable. This cable can be a either standard
10/100BASE-T Category 5 or Category 5e cable with RJ-45
connectors on the ends or an optical cable for gigabit
(1000BASE-T) Ethernet. Check the Ethernet adapter board in the
top slot on the back of the Media Server to determine the type of
cable that you need.
2. Connect one end of the cable to the Ethernet adapter board.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to the load-balancing network
switch.
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