Installation guide

12 ProSwitch
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- Xtreme User’s Manual (Managed Models) Page 7
Use the Telnet client to connect to the switch. You will need the IP address of the switch to
in order to access the switch via Telnet. The Telnet session resembles the CMI session in all
respects. Login using the username manager and the appropriate password (Default
password is manager).
Use the following procedure to upgrade Xtreme software through the Network (Remote
upgrade).
1. Select option 1 to go to The System Configuration screen.
2. Select option 8 to upgrade software
3. Answer Y to confirm upgrade action.
4. The switch will prompt to send the binary file through TFTP protocol. You have to
use the PUT method of TFTP protocol (on TFTP Client) to send the file to the
switch.
You can safely terminate the download anytime, and the existing version of the software
will continue to be used.
Once download is complete, the switch will check the integrity and signature of the binary
file. If it is found to be a certified Xtreme binary file with no errors, it will be copied to the
Flash memory. The switch will then be reset to start the newly upgraded software.
4.0 Software Configuration
4.1 Port Menu
The Port menu displays the status of the ports. You can enter the port number for detailed
information on the port in another screen. Various port parameters can be configured from
the port configuration screen.
) Note: All configurations are stored in non-volatile memory, so that the switch boots up
with the configurations enabled. This can sometimes lead to confusion, when ports are
accidentally disabled. Always check the configuration of the ports and the VLAN
configuration if a port appears to not be communicating.
4.2 Switch Configuration Menu
The Switch Configuration Menu allows the user to set various parameters associated with
the switch engine. The Spanning Tree Protocol configuration and VLAN configuration are