Manageable Gigabit Switch
User’s Manual 17
Administration Console
The administration console is an internal, character-oriented, menu-
driven user interface for performing system administration such as
displaying statistics or changing option settings.
Using this method, you can view the administration console from a
terminal, personal computer, Apple Macintosh, or workstation
connected to the switch’s console port.
There are two ways to use this management method: direct access
or modem access. The following sections describe these methods.
Direct Access
Direct access to the administration console is achieved by directly
connecting a terminal or a PC equipped with a terminal-emulation
program (such as HyperTerminal) to the switch console port.
When using the management method, configure the terminal-emulation
program to use the following parameters (you can change these settings
after login):
[DEFAULT PARAMETERS]
♦
115,200bps
♦
8 data bits
♦
No parity
♦
1 stop bit
This management method is often preferred because you can remain
connected and monitor the system during system reboots. Also, certain
error messages are sent to the serial port, regardless of the interface
through which the associated action was initiated. A Macintosh or PC
attachment can use any terminal-emulation program for connecting to
the terminal serial port. A workstation attachment under UNIX can use
an emulator such as TIP.