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Figure 4-1 Connecting a terminal to the device (S12516G-EF)
Setting terminal parameters
To configure and manage the device through the console port, you must run a terminal emulator
program, HyperTerminal or PuTTY, on your configuration terminal. 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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Bits per second
—9600.
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Data bits
—8.
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Stop bits
—1.
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Parity
—None.
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Flow control
—None.
Powering on the device
Before powering on the device, confirm the following information:
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You know where the emergency power-off device for the equipment room is located.
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The device has been securely mounted.
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All the cards have been correctly installed.
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The unused slots have been installed with filler panels.
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All the network cables, fibers, power cords, and grounding cables have been correctly
connected.
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The input power voltage meets the requirement of the device.
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The console cable is correctly connected, the terminal or PC used for configuration has started,
and the configuration parameters have been set.
To power on the device, turn on the power source of the device.
The following is a sample output you can see on the terminal:
System is starting...
Press Ctrl+D to access BASIC-BOOTWARE MENU
Press Ctrl+T to access BOOTWARE DIAG-TEST MENU
