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Chapter 6: Ethernet Network Interface Setup
6. Ethernet Network Interface Setup (SW1042A-MM, SW1045A-MM)
To perform initial setup of the network management interface on the A/B Switch you will need a serial terminal capable of 9600
baud, no parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit. Connect this terminal to the DB9 console connector on the A/B Switch. A straight-
through M/F cable is required to connect to an IBM PC standard DB9 serial port. For connection to other device types a custom
cable pinout may be required—see Table 6-1 below for the DB9 pin assignment on the A/B Switch.
Table 6-1. DB9 Pin Assignment.
DB9
Signal
Direction
2
Received Data
To Terminal
3
Transmitted Data
From Terminal
5
Ground
—
Apply power to the system.
After initialization is complete you will see a sign-on message displayed on the serial console, e.g.
D1000 Network Agent Version 2.9h MAY 2008
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All rights reserved
System starting …
Rack position A
Console ready
>
At this point, the A/B Switch is ready to accept the configuration commands that are necessary before you will be able to
communicate with the unit over an Ethernet network. You will need to enter an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address
information for basic access. You will also need to set the read and write SNMP community names if using SNMP, or a web
password to allow web browser access, or a telnet password if you plan to control the A/B Switch via telnet. After entering these
parameters you will need to save them into non-volatile memory on the A/B Switch. Any time one or more of these parameters is
changed; they must be saved followed by a system RESET in order for the changes to become permanent. The following shows a
typical setup session. Change the entered parameters to suit your application requirements. All of the console level commands are
described in detail in Section 7.
>set ipaddress 192.168.1.200
OK
>set subnetmask 255.255.255.0
OK
>set gateway 192.168.1.1
OK
>set readcommunityname public
OK
>set writecommunityname private
OK
>save
OK
>reset
resetting, please wait . . .
