STCS3526 Series Layer 3 Switch User Guide
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Chapter 5 Booting and Configuration
5.1 Setting up the Configuration Environment
Take the following steps to set up the configuration environment. (Refer to the following figure):
Terminal (a PC in this example) is connected to the switch Console port through a Console cable.
Complete the settings of communication parameters of the configuration terminal.
5.2 Connecting the Console Cable
Step 1: Plug the DB-9 female plug of the Console cable to the serial port of the PC where the switch is to be configured.
Step 2: Connect the RJ-45 connector of the Console cable to the Console port of the switch.
5.3 Setting Parameters of the Terminal
Step 1: Start the PC and run a terminal emulation program such as the Terminal of Windows3.1 or the Hyper Terminal of
Windows95/Windows98/ Windows NT.
Step 2: Set terminal parameters (taking Windows98 hyper terminal parameter settings as an example.
Set the baud rate to 9600, the data bits to 8, parity check to none, stop bit to 1, flow control to none, and terminal emulation to
VT100. The specific means is as follow:
1) Click [Start-Program-Accessories-Communications-Hyper Terminal] to enter the Hyper Terminal window in which click icon
to establish a new connection and the system will pop up the connection description interface as follow.
