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Figure 42 Connecting the console port to the terminal
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:
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Bits per second
—9,600.
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Data
bits
—8.
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Stop
bits
—1.
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Parity
—None.
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Flow
control
—None.
Powering on the switch
Before powering on the switch, verify that the following conditions are met:
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The switch has been steadily mounted.
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All the modules have been correctly installed.
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All the communication cables, fibers, power cords, and grounding cables have been correctly
connected.
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The voltage of power supply can meet the requirements of the switch.
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The console cable has been correctly connected. The configuration terminal has been started,
and the terminal parameters have been configured.
To power on the switch:
Turn on the power supply and power supplies of the switch to power on the switch.
USB Console port
Console port
