3Com Switch 4210 9-Port, Руководство по настройке

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Logging in through the Console Port 23
Logging in through
the Console Port
Logging in through the Console port is the most common way to log into a
switch. If you do not know the IP address of the switch, it is the only way to log-in
to the switch.It is also the prerequisite to configure other login methods, and is
used to recover the switch in certain circumstances.
Table 11 lists the default settings of a Console port.
To log into a switch through the Console port, make sure the settings of both the
Console port and the user terminal are the same.
After logging into a switch, you can perform configuration for AUX users. Refer to
“Common Configurations” on page 26.
Following are the procedures to connect to a switch through the Console port.
1 Connect the serial port of your PC/terminal to the Console port of the switch, as
shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1 Diagram for connecting to the Console port of a switch
2 the terminal emulation utility you are most familiar with. Be sure to configure the
console port software to match the settings in Table 11. The following example
demonstrates the use of the Windows XP terminal emulator.
Table 11 The default settings of a Console port
Setting Default
Baud rate 19,200 bps
Flow control None
Check mode (Parity) None
Stop bits 1
Data bits 8
RS-232 port
Configuration cable
Console port