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Click OK in order to accept the warning and continue to erase the system configuration.8.
After the switch completes the reload, configure the switch again, as described in the Initial Switch
Configuration section.
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Initial Switch Configuration
Complete these steps in order to perform the initial setup of the switch. Refer to the Getting Started Guide for
the Catalyst Express 500 Switches for more information on this configuration procedure.
Make sure nothing is connected to the switch.1.
Power on the switch.2.
Wait for the setup LED to blink green.3.
Press Setup when it blinks green. One of the switch port LEDs blinks green.4.
Connect your PC/laptop directly to the switch port that blinks green.
The LAN adapter of the PC/laptop must be configured to receive the IP address via DHCP. The LEDs
on the PC and the switch port blink green while the switch configures the connection. This takes
about one minute.
5.
Open a web browser. Complete these steps if the browser does not pull up the GUI automatically:
Issue the ipconfig command in order to view the dynamic address allocation.a.
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