24 Installation Guide (AA-RTDWE-TE, November 2005)

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3 Connecting the Edge Switch

This chapter describes required steps to connect, configure, and verify operation of the Edge Switch.

Some of the topics it covers include:

• Edge Switch network addresses, page 31

• LAN-connecting the Edge Switch, page 35

• Setting up the HAFM appliance, page 35

Edge Switch network addresses

The Edge Switch is delivered with the following default network addresses:

• MAC address—The media access control (MAC) address is programmed into FLASH memory

on the CTP card at the time of manufacture. The MAC address is unique for each Edge Switch,

and should not be changed. The address is in xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx format, where xx is a

hexadecimal pair.

NOTE: References to the CTP in this manual are to the control processor logic contained on

the Edge Switch motherboard. If an event occurs that indicates the CTP is faulty, replacement

of the Edge Switch assembly is required.

• IP address—The factory preset default IP address is 10.1.1.10.

If Reset Configuration is selected from the Element Manager application, the Edge Switch resets

to the default address of 10.1.1.10.

If multiple switches are installed on the same LAN, each Edge Switch (and the HAFM appliance)

must have a unique IP address. One Edge Switch can use the factory-set address, but the

addresses of the remaining switches must be changed.

• Subnet mask—The default subnet mask is 255.0.0.0. If the Edge Switch is installed on a

complex public LAN with one or more routers, the address may need to be changed.

• Gateway address—The default gateway address is 0.0.0.0. If the Edge Switch is installed on a

dedicated LAN with no connection through a router, the address does not need to be changed.

If the Edge Switch is installed on a public LAN (corporate intranet), the gateway address must be

changed to the address of the corporate intranet’s local router.

Verify the type of LAN installation with the customer’s network administrator. If one Edge Switch is

installed on a dedicated LAN, network addresses do not need to be changed.

Changing the Edge Switch addresses

If multiple switches are installed or a public LAN segment is used, network addresses must be

changed to conform to the customer’s LAN addressing scheme. The following items are required to

perform this task:

• A local workstation (desktop or notebook computer) with: