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This management method is often preferred because you can
remain connected and monitor the system during system
reboots. Also, certain error messages are sent to the serial port,
regardless of the interface through which the associated action
was initiated. A Macintosh or PC attachment can use any
terminal-emulation program for connecting to the terminal serial
port. A workstation attachment under UNIX can use an emulator
such as TIP.
MODEM ACCESS
You can access the switch’s administration console from a PC or
Macintosh using an external modem attached to the console
port. The switch management program provides
Console Port
screen, accessible from the
Basic Management
screen, that
lets you configure parameters for modem access.
When you have configured the external modem from the
administration console, the switch transmits characters that you
have entered as output on the modem port. The switch echoes
characters that it receives as input on the modem port to the
current administration console session. The console appears to
be directly connected to the external modem.
