The switch I received had an unknown admin password so I needed to hard reset. I decided to upgrade the firmware at the same time.
- downloaded firmware file from website: fsm73xxs_7.3.1.7.stk
- plugged null modem cable into switch and computer serial port
- discover serial port information [dmesg | grep tty]
- install Minicom [sudo apt-get install minicom]
- configure Minicom [sudo minicom -s -c on], which opens a color minicom window
- Enter Serial port setup menu
- Change serial device (option A) to that discovered above
- Change option E to rate, parity and bits to match switch: 9600 8N1
Save Minicom configuration by "save setup as dfl" on main menu- Choose Exit from menu
- If you exit all the way out of Minicom, you can restart with [minicom -c on]
- Plug switch in, wait for it to autoboot, then choose option 2 for Utility menu
- Utility Menu for the switch:
Choose "Erase Current Configuration" or "Erase Permanent Storage" depending on how drastic you want to be. I chose the latter after which the switch is missing its stack code for operation, so is dead till reloaded.- To update the firmware, choose option 2 "Load stack code update package". Follow the prompts to select Zmodem.
- Start file upload *** tricky in Minicom *** need to press Ctrl-A then S in sequence which opens a file upload dialogue box from which you select the file you
- Help for Minicom special keys is found by pressing Ctrl-A then Z in sequence
- Quitting Minicom is via Ctrl-A then Q
- Firmware upload takes quite some time at that speed!
- When done and rebooted, I noticed the utility menu is different: (password recovery exists instead of erase permanent storage option)
- I'm also noticing that I could have changed serial speed and significantly reduced the time I had to wait for firmware upload!
- Install a terminal program. Following are a couple options.
- TeraTerm http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html
- PuTTy
- Follow steps described for Linux above (with necessary modifications)
Configure Switch - Basic Config
- Enter switch console and allow the FSM73xxS Application to start
- enter User name "admin" and blank password
- Helpful commands:
- show hardware = displays hardware version and info
- show network = displays network info including existing IP address
- reload = reboots system
- logout = logs out current user
- ezconfig = starts ezconfig utility to set basic configuration
- Run [ezconfig]
- choose Y to change password
- choose N to assign IP address if you want DHCP assigned address
- Assign switch name and location as desired
- choose Y to save changes
- run [show network] to get IP address to connect to Http Interface
- Point browser at switch IP address and login
- to be continued
