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Time and items required
You can set up and install the Brocade Encryption Switch in the following ways:
• As a standalone unit on a flat surface.
• In a 19-in. Electronic Industries Association (EIA) cabinet, using the Fixed Rack Mount Kit (optional) or Slide
Rack Mount Kit (optional).
• In a mid-mount telecommunications (Telco) rack, using the Mid-Mount (Switch) Rack Kit (optional).
This chapter describes how to set up the switch as a standalone unit. For rack-mount installation instructions, refer
to the Fixed Rack Mount Rack Kit, the Slide Rack Mount Kit, or the Mid-Mount (Switch) Rack Kit Installation
Procedure.
Table 1 describes the main installation and setup tasks and the estimated time required for each, based. These
time estimates assume a prepared installation site and appropriate power and network connectivity.
TABLE 1 Installation tasks, time, and items required
Installation task Time estimate Items required
Site preparation and unpacking the
Brocade Encryption Switch
30 minutes None
Installing the rack mount kit 30 minutes Refer to the Fixed Rack Mount Kit Installation
Procedure, the Slide Rack Mount Kit
Installation Procedure, or the Mid-Mount
(Switch) Rack Kit Installation Procedure.
Mounting and securing the switch in the
rack
15 minutes
Installing power cables and powering on
the switch,
10 minutes Power cables (provided in the accessory kit).
Establishing serial connection, logging on
to the switch, and configuring the IP
addresses.
20 minutes Serial cable (provided in the accessory kit).
Workstation computer with a serial port or
terminal server port and a terminal emulator
application (such as HyperTerminal).
Ethernet IP addresses for the switch.
Installing Ethernet cable and configuring
the switch domain ID, date and time, and
additional system parameters. Verify and
backup configuration.
20 minutes Ethernet cable for Telnet access.
Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.
Installing SFPs. Attaching and managing
fiber optic cables.
15 minutes SFP optical transceivers. Fiber optic cables
and cable ties.