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Connecting the console cable and setting terminal
parameters
Connecting the console cable
CAUTION:
•
To connect a PC to an operating device, first connect the PC end. To disconnect a PC from an
operating device, first disconnect the device end.
•
If the PC does not have a RS-232 serial port but has a USB port, use a USB-to-RS-232 converter
and install the corresponding driver for console cable connection.
To connect the console cable, connect the DB-9 connector (female) of the console cable to the
RS-232 serial port on the configuration terminal and the RJ-45 connector to the console port of the
device.
Figure 15 Connecting the console cable
Setting configuration terminal parameters
To configure and manage the device through the console port, you must run a terminal emulator
program, TeraTermPro or PuTTY, on your PC. You can use the emulator program to connect a
network device, a Telnet site, or an SSH site. For more information about the terminal emulator
programs, see the user guides for these programs.
The following are the required terminal settings:
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Baud
rate
—9600.
•
Data
bits
—8.
•
Stop
bits
—1.
•
Parity
—none.
•
Flow
control
—none.
Connecting an AC power cord
CAUTION:
Before connecting a power cord, make sure the device is reliably grounded.