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Chapter 6 Console Management
6.1 Connecting to the Console Port
The Console port is a female DB-9 connector that enables a connection to a PC or terminal
for monitoring and configuring the Switch. Use the supplied RS232 cable with a male DB-9
connector to connect a terminal or PC to the Console port.
Connecting the switch to a terminal via RS-232 cable
6.2 Login in the Console Interface
When the connection between switch and PC is ready, turn on the PC and run a terminal
emulation program
or
Hyper Terminal
and configure its
communication parameters
to
match the following default characteristics of the console port:
Baud Rate: 9600 bps
Data Bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop Bit: 1
Flow control: None
