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SI4093 System Interconnect Module User’s Guide
Accessing the Switch Through the Serial-Port Interface
The serial port provides basic communication RS-232 serial-data transfer through a
terminal emulation program (such as Hyperterminal). Because messages from the
power-on self-test (POST) and all initialization information are transmitted
through the serial port, you can use the serial port to log in to the switch and access
and configure the internal switching firmware.
To log in to the switch, complete the following steps:
1.
Connect one end of the specifically designed serial cable that comes with your
device into the RS-232 port and connect the other end to the management station.
For additional information, see
“Connecting the Serial Console Cable” on
page 23
.
2.
On the management station, open a console window and make sure that the serial
port is configured with the following settings:
9600 baud
8 data bits
No parity
1 stop bit
No flow control
3.
When prompted, enter your user name and password.
When logging in to a switch for the first time, the default switch administrator
user name is
USERID
, and the default password is
PASSW0RD
(where the sixth
character is the number zero, not the letter O). The User ID and password fields
are case-sensitive. For security purposes, you will be prompted to change the
administrator password after the first successful login.
Otherwise, if you have an assigned user account, use your assigned user
name and password.
The serial port is compatible with the standard 16550 Universal Asynchronous
Receiver/Transmitter (UART) protocol. The RS-232 serial port is enabled by
default.
