Brocade Communications Systems VA-40FC manual

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    Complete the steps in this guide t o install and setup your Brocade V A-40FC switch usi ng EZSwitchSetup. Ref er to the Brocade V A -40FC Hardwa re Ref erence Manual and the Fabric OS A dministrat o r’s Guide (located o n the Br ocade V A-40FC Documentation CD ) if you w ant to choose a different set up. ATTENTION The Brocad e VA-40FC comes pre-c[...]

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    A Continue Conf iguration screen is display ed. Af ter you click Next , y ou might be prom pted f or the current admin passw ord before the Confirm IP A ddress screen is display ed, but only if you ha ve already changed it from the default value (“password ”). Since the Br ocade V A -40FC is pre-configured in Acce ss Gatewa y mode, the default [...]