Dell PowerConnect J-EX4500, Hardware Manual

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An RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter and an Ethernet cable (provided)
• A phone cable (not provided)
• If your computer does not have a DB-9 male connector pin, a USB-to-DB-9 male
adapter (not provided)
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An adapter to connect the RS-232 DB-25 connector on the modem to the
RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter on the switch (not provided)
This topic describes:
1.
Setting the Serial Console Speed for the Switch on page 106
2. Configuring the Modem on page 107
3.
Connecting the Modem to the Console Port on page 108
Setting the Serial Console Speed for the Switch
Before you can connect the switch to a modem, the switch’s serial console speed must
be set to 115200 baud.
NOTE: The default serial console speed is 9600 baud.
To change the serial console speed:
1.
Power on the switch. The loader script starts.
2.
You are prompted with:
Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or space bar for command prompt.
Press the Spacebar to pause the switch in the loader state (after Junos OS has loaded
on the switch but before the software starts).
The
loader>
prompt appears.
3.
Set the baud rate:
loader> set baudrate=115200
Press Enter.
4.
Press Enter when you see the following message:
Switch baud rate to 115200 bps and press Enter.
The loader> prompt reappears.
5.
Save the new serial console speed:
loader>
save
Press Enter. The serial console speed is now set to 115200 baud.
6.
Boot the software:
loader>
boot
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Dell PowerConnect J-Series J-EX4500 Ethernet Switch Hardware Guide