: This release is quite old. It lacks patches for many modern cryptographic vulnerabilities and DoS vectors discovered over the last decade. It should be placed on an internet-facing management network. No IPv6 Maturity
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If the switch has no IOS (stuck at the switch: prompt), you must use XMODEM via the console cable. Note that this is very slow (approx 40 minutes). : This release is quite old