IBM 8265 Nways ATM Switch, Installation Manual

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Chapter 6. Attaching a Configuration Console
You must attach an ASCII-type terminal to the RS-232 console port on the active CPSW module in order
to perform the initial configuration of the 8265. The connection can either be local or via modem.
If you use the modem cable delivered with the 8265 (Part Number 59G0278), you must also use the
supplied null modem adapter (Part Number 58F2861).
When the EIA-232 terminal attachment has a male connector, the gender changer (Part Number
58G4422) must be used.
1. Verify that the console and modem (if used) meet the factory defaults of the CPSW module. If they are
not compatible, you will not be able to communicate with the module. The default settings are:
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9600 baud rate
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8 data bits
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No parity
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1 stop bit.
2. Attach one end of an RS-232 cable to the 9-pin RS-232 console port on the front panel of the CPSW
module). Loop the cable through the Cable Management Tray (if installed) and attach the other end
(9-pin or 25-pin) into the appropriate port on the device.
3. After attaching a console to the CPSW RS-232 console port, make sure that the console is set up for
asynchronous serial communication.
How to set up the configuration console and enter command is described in the IBM 8265 Nways ATM
Switch User's Guide, SA33-0456.
4. After connecting a modem to the console port, configure the modem by following the steps given in
the next section.
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