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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 RJ-45 type of console port of the Managed Switch.
Managed Switch
PC / Workstation
with
Terminal emulation software
Serial Port
Serial Port
115200,8,n,1
RS-232 to RJ-45 Cable
Figure 3-1:
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:
z
Baud
: 115200
z
Data bits
: 8
z
Parity
: None
z
Stop bits
: 1
z
Flow control : None
Figure 3-2:
COM Port Configuration
