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Table 5 Console port signaling and pinout
RJ-45 Signal DB-9 Signal
1 RTS
8 CTS
2 DTR
6 DSR
3 TXD
2 RXD
4 SG
5 SG
5 SG
5 SG
6 RXD
3 TXD
7 DSR
4 DTR
8 CTS
7 RTS
To connect a terminal, for example, a PC, to the switch:
1.
Plug the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the serial port of the PC.
2.
Connect the RJ-45 connector to the console port of the switch.
NOTE:
Identify the mark on the console port and make sure you are connecting to the correct port.
Setting terminal parameters
To configure and manage the switch through the console port, you must run a terminal emulator
program, HyperTerminal or PuTTY, on your configuration terminal. You can use the emulator
program to connect a network device, a Telnet site, or an SSH site. For more information about the
terminal emulator programs, see the user guides for these programs.
The following are the required terminal settings:
•
Bits per second
—9,600.
•
Data
bits
—8.
•
Parity
—None.
•
Stop
bits
—1.
•
Flow
control
—None.
Powering on the switch
Before powering on the switch, confirm the following:
•
The switch has been securely mounted.
•
All the cards have been correctly installed.
•
The unused slots have been installed with filler panels.
•
All the network cables, fibers, power cables, and grounding cables have been correctly
connected.
•
The input power voltage meets the requirement of the switch.
•
The console cable is correctly connected, the terminal used for configuration has started, and
the configuration parameters have been set for the terminal.