Black Box KV1700A/E, User Manual

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CHAPTER 5: TERMINAL OPERATIONS
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5. Terminal Operations
5.1 Accessing the Terminal Menu
You can configure an Octet switch at the unit level through the Terminal port. All terminal
commands are accessed through a terminal or PC running terminal emulation software.
To access the Terminal Applications menu:
Connect a terminal or PC running terminal emulation software (such as HyperTerminal) to
the configuration port on the Octet switch using the supplied null modem cable. The
terminal should be set to:
• 9600 baud
• 8 bits
• 1 stop bit
• no parity
• no flow control
The terminal may be connected at any time, even when the unit is powered.
The first time you access the switch, you are prompted to enter a username. Enter the
username
admin and press Enter . Once you have access to the Octet switch terminal
applications menu, you can configure a password for the serial port should you wish to
do so.
Terminal Applications menu commands
The Octet switch Terminal Applications menu features five selections: Network
Configuration, System Management, Set/Change Password, SNMP Configuration
and Exit.
Network Configuration
The Octet switch is configured for network access through this option. Selecting this
option provides you access to the addressing that positions the Octet switch in
your network.
NOTE:
Both the Octoware software and the Octet switch must be on the same subnet in class A, B or C to
function properly.
System Management
The Octet switch uses IP to communicate with the Octoware software and synchronize all
Octet switch databases. You can provide a unique ID for each Octet switching system
configuration so that multiple configurations can be connected to and managed on the
same subnet.
All Octet switches that are part of the same Octet configuration should have the same
configuration ID.