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Any terminal or PC with an appropriate terminal emulator can be
used as the management station.
" Terminal emulation settings"
(page 45)" Terminal emulation settings" (page 45)
lists the
parameters that must be used with any terminal emulation software
used to connect to the switch.
Terminal emulation settings
Property
Value
Baud Rate
9600 bps
Data Bits
8
Stop Bits
1
Parity
None
Flow Control
None
A console cable and connector to match the male DTE connector
(DB-9) on the switch is required to connect the terminal to the switch
console port.
2
Set the terminal protocol on the terminal or terminal emulation
program to VT100 and VT100/ANSI.
3
Connect to the switch using the terminal or terminal emulation
application.
4
After the Nortel banner is displayed, press CTRL + Y to display the
main menu. The version of the main menu displayed is dependent
on whether the switch is part of a standalone or stacked switch
configuration.
"Standalone switch main menu" (page 46)"Standalone
illustrates the main menu for a
standalone configuration and
"Stacked switch main menu" (page
46)"Stacked switch main menu" (page 46)
illustrates the main menu
for a stacked switch configuration.
Standalone switch main menu
IP Configuration/Setup...
SNMP Configuration...
System Characteristics...
Switch Configuration...
Console/Comm Port Configuration...
Display Hardware Units...
Spanning Tree Configuration...
TELNET/SNMP/Web Access Configuration...
Software Download...
Configuration File...
Display System Log...
Reset...
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series
Installation
NN47200-300
2.00
Standard
5.0
7 July 2006
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