10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Connecting the Switch
Using a Crossover Cable
When using crossover cable, this is done from any (MDI-X) port of the
Switch (Switch A) to any of the 10Mbps or 100Mbps (MDI-X) port of the
other switch (switch B) or other devices (see figure 8).
Switch A’s LED indicators for the respective connected ports are as follows:
♦
100 M is ON for 100Base-TX, otherwise it is OFF.
♦
Link/Act is ON.
♦
FDX/Cool depends on the connected switch or other device.
Console Management Program
This section discusses how to manage the DES-1012 using the console
management program. It describes the steps required to set up a console device
and details how to configure the console program.
Overview
The console program allows you to manage the DES-1012 and monitor its
performance. You have to access this program through a direct connection
between a management console and the console port of the DES-1012. The
management console used for the connection can be a VT-100 terminal or a
PC running terminal emulation software.
Setting Up a Console Device
To set up the connection, follow these steps:
1.
Connect a terminal or a PC with terminal emulation software to the
console port using the RS-232 cable.
2.
The console port on the management module is a DTE DB-9 connector.
You need a null adapter installed between the cable and the console port.
