Owner's Manual

28 | Chapter 2. Getting Started
NETGEAR 8800 User Manual
Software Required
The tables in this section describe the software version required for each switch that runs
XCM8800 software.
Note: The features available on each switch are determined by the
installed feature license and optional feature packs. For more
information, see Appendix A, XCM8800 Software Licenses.
Table 4 lists the NETGEAR 8000 series modules and the XCM8800 software version
required to support each module.
Logging in to the Switch
The initial login prompt appears as follows:
(Pending-AAA) login:
At this point, the failsafe account is now available, but the normal AAA login security is not.
(For additional information on using the failsafe account, see
Failsafe Accounts on page 44.)
Wait for the following message to appear:
Authentication Service (AAA) on the master node is now available for login.
At this point, the normal AAA login security is available. When you now press the [Enter] key,
the following prompt appears:
login
Whether or not you press the [Enter] key, once you see the above message you can perform
a normal login. (See
Default Accounts on page 43.)
Table 4. NETGEAR 8000 Series Switch Modules and Required Software
Module Series Name Modules Minimum Software
Version
MSMs XCM88S1 XCM8800 12.4
8800-series XCM8824F
XCM8848T
XCM8808X
XCM888F
XCM8800 12.4