Setup guide

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Installing and Configuring a Routing Network Switch
Installing a Foundry Routing Network Switch
To install the routing network 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.
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 routing network 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 either the routing network
switch.
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