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3. Terminal Setup
To configure the system, connect a serial cable to a
COM port
on a PC or notebook
computer and to RJ45 type of serial port of the Stackable Managed Switch.
Managed Switch
PC / Workstation
with
Terminal Emulation Software
Serial Port
Serial Port
115200,8,n,1
RS232 to RJ45 Cable
Figure 3-1
Stackable Managed Switch Console Connectivity
A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the Managed
Switch.
1. Run terminal program on the OS.
2. When the following screen appears, make sure that the COM port should be
configured as:
Baud
: 115200
Data bits
: 8
Parity
: None
Stop bits
: 1
Flow control
: None
Figure 3-2
COM Port Configuration
