Basic Operation Guide 2014/02

To set up and install the switch in your network
Physical installation
Use the Installation and Getting Started Guide, available at www.hp.com/support:
• Notes, cautions, and warnings related to installing and using the switch and its related modules.
• Instructions for physically installing the switch in your network.
• Quickly assigning an IP address and subnet mask, setting a Manager password, and
(optionally) configuring other basic features.
• Interpreting LED behavior.
About your switch manual set
NOTE: For the latest version of all HP switch documentation, including Release Notes covering
recently added features, please visit the HP Networking Web site at www.hp.com/Networking/
support.
Intended audience
This guide is intended for network administrators with intermediate-to-advanced knowledge of
computer networking.
Printed publications
The Read Me First included with your switch provides software update information, product notes,
and other information.The latest version is also available in PDF format on the HP website, as
described in the Note at the top of this page.
Electronic publications
The latest version of each of the publications listed below is available in PDF format on the HP
website, as described in the Note at the top of this page.
• Access Security Guide—Explains how to configure access security features and user
authentication on the switch.
• Advanced Traffic Management Guide—Explains how to configure traffic management features
such as VLANs, MSTP, QoS, and Meshing.
• Event Log Message Reference Guide—Provides a comprehensive description of event log
messages.
• Installation and Getting Started Guide—Explains how to prepare for and perform the physical
installation and connect the switch to your network.
• IPv6 Configuration Guide—Describes the IPv6 protocol operations that are supported on the
switch.
• Management and Configuration Guide—Describes how to configure, manage, and monitor
basic switch operation.
• Multicast and Routing Guide—Explains how to configure IGMP, PIM, IP routing, and VRRP
features.
• Release Notes—Describe new features, fixes, and enhancements that become available
between revisions of the main product guide.
• Software Feature Index-Extended Manual—Describes which manual to consult for information
on a given software feature.
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