Installation guide

Consolidated "e" Series Hardware Installation Guide 7

Preface

This preface provides an overview of this guide, describes guide conventions, and lists other

publications that might be useful.

NOTE

To ensure proper operation of your Extreme Networks equipment, read this guide before you install any

Extreme Networks equipment.

Introduction

This guide provides the required information to install an Extreme Networks

Summit

™

switch. It also

contains information about site location, switch functionality, and switch operation.

This guide is intended for use by network administrators who are responsible for installing and setting

up network equipment. It assumes a basic working knowledge of:

• Local Area Networks (LANs)

• Ethernet concepts

• Ethernet switching and bridging concepts

• Routing concepts

• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

See the ExtremeWare Software User Guide for information about configuring an Extreme Networks switch.

NOTE

If the information in the Release Notes that shipped with your switch differs from the information in this

guide, follow the Release Notes.