Downloading Software Packages from Juniper Networks (FIPS Mode)

You can download the following Junos OS software packages from the Juniper Networks website:

• Junos OS for EX Series switches, Release 17.4R1-S4.

Before you begin to download the software, ensure that you have a Juniper Networks Web account and a valid support contract. To obtain an account, complete the registration form at the Juniper Networks website: https://www.juniper.net/registration/Register.jsp.

1. Using a Web browser, follow the links to the download URL on the Juniper Networks webpage. For EX Series, because separate software packages are not provided for different locations, select Canada and U.S. Version regardless of your location:

   https://www.juniper.net/support/downloads/junos.html

2. Log in to the Juniper Networks authentication system using the username (generally your e-mail address) and password supplied by Juniper Networks representatives.
3. Select the appropriate software package:

   • For Junos OS package, ensure that the name contains the correct switch name and number of the Junos OS release that is FIPS-certified on the switches.

     For example, jinstall-ex-4300-17.4R1-S4-signed.tgz

     Note

     domestic-signed is appended to all EX Series package names. Although other Juniper Networks platforms use a domestic package for the United States and Canada and an export package for worldwide distribution, EX Series switches use domestic for both domestic and worldwide distribution.

4. Download the software to a local host or to an internal software distribution site.
5. Install the Junos OS package. See Installing Software on an EX Series Switch with a Single Routing Engine (FIPS Mode).