User’s Manual of NS2503-24P/2C
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5. CONSOLE MANAGEMENT
The Managed Switch is equipped with a RS-232 DB9 connector as default. And support telnet management.
5.1 Login in the Console Interface
To configure the system via console mode, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or notebook computer and to RJ-45
type serial (console) port of the Managed Switch. The console port of the Managed Switch is DCE already, so that you can
connect the console port directly through PC without the need of Null Modem.
Please refer to
chapter 3.5- Administration Console
to get more information about how to connect to the console interface of
Managed Switch with HyperTerminal on Microsoft Windows platform.
Once the terminal has connected to the device, power on the Managed Switch, the terminal will display that it is running testing
procedures.
Then, the following message asks the login password. The factory default password as following and the login screen in
Figure
5-1
appears.
Username:
admin
Password:
admin
Figure 5-1:
Managed Switch Console Login Screenshot
1.
For security reason, please change and memorize the new username and password after this
first setup.
Username Max:
6
, Min:
1
characters.
Password Max:
6
, Min:
1
characters.
2.
Only accept command in lowercase letter under console interface.