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Configuring the Switch from the Console Port
For advanced management capability, the onboard management agent provides a menu-driven
system configuration program. This program can be accessed by a direct connection to the serial
port on the rear panel.
The system configuration program supports management functions such as:
• Enable/disable any port
• Set the communication mode for any port
• Port trunking with 2, 3, or 4 members per trunk
• Port mirroring
• Configure the VLAN mode of the switch
• Configure port-based priority
• Display system information or statistics
• Restart the system – restoring factory defaults
• Changing the password
Required Connections
Attach a VT100 compatible terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation program to the serial
port on the switch’s rear panel. Use the null-modem cable provided with this package, or use a
null-modem connection.
When attaching to a PC, set terminal emulation type to VT100, specify the port used by your PC
(i.e., COM 1~4), and then set communications to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, and 38400 bps.
Also be sure to set flow control to “none.”