Brocade Encryption Switch QuickStart Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v6.1.1_enc) - Manual (Page 11)

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Configuring the switch
To configure the switch, perform the following tasks. Figure 6 illustrates the flow of these configuration tasks.
• Connecting a serial cable between switch and host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
• Logging in to the serial console port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
• Setting the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
• Logging off the serial console port and disconnecting the serial cable. . . 14
• Connecting an Ethernet cable and opening a Telnet session . . . . . . . . . . . 14
• Setting the domain ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
• Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
• Verifying correct operation and backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . 17
• Installing SFPs and attaching cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
• Managing cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19