Installation guide

Completing the Installation
SecureStack A2 Installation Guide 3-25
5. Repeatsteps 1throu gh4,above,untilallconnectionshavebeenmade.
Completing the Installation
Afterinstallingtheswitchandmakingtheconnectionstothenetwork,accesstheswitch
management,asdescribedbelow.
Initial Logon to Switch Management
ToinitiallyaccessswitchmanagementfromyourlocalPC,terminal,ormodem
connection,proceedasfollowsatthedisplayedstartupscreen:
1. Enterrw(Read‐Write)oradmin(superuser)forUsername.
2. AtthePasswordprompt,pressEnter(RETURN).
3. Fordetailsonhowtoconfiguretheswitchusingthecommandlineinterface,referto

theSecureStackA2ConfigurationGuide.TheCLIcommandsenableyoutosetanew
passwordandperformmoreinvolvedmanagementconfigurationsontheswitch.
Oneofmanycapabilitiesistoreconfigurethe stack,reassigningtheManagerfunction
toanotherswitchandconfiguringtheorderofMemberswitchesthatwilltake
over
thestackmanagementfunctionsincasetheoperatingManagerispowereddown,
malfunctions,orisremovedfromthestack.
4. Aftertheinitialconfiguration,youcanalsouseWebView(Enterasys Networks’
embeddedwebserver)forconfigurationandmanagementtasks.
Alltheguidesassociatedwiththeswitchareavailableonlineat:
http://www.enterasys.com/support/manuals
Once
youareconfidentthattheinstallationissuccessful,routeandsecureyourcables.If
yourequireassistance,contactEnterasysNetworksusingoneofthemethodsdescribedin
“GettingHelp”onpage xviii.