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4. Terminal Setup
To configure the system, connect a serial cable to a
COM port
on a PC or
notebook computer and to serial (console) port of the Managed Switch. The
console port of the Managed Switch is DCE already, so that you can connect the
console port directly through PC without the need of Null Modem.
Managed Switch
PC / Workstation
with
Terminal Emulation Software
Serial Port
RS232 to RJ45 Cable
Console Port
RJ45
Figure 4-1
Managed Switch Console Connectivity
A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the Managed
Switch. Tera Term program may be a good choice. The Tera Term can be accessed
from the
Start
menu.
1. Click
START
menu, then
Programs
, and then
Tera Term
.
2. When the following screen appears, make sure that the COM port should be
configured as:
z
Baud: 115200
z
Parity: None
z
Data bits: 8
z
Stop bits: 1
z
Flow control: None
Figure 4-2
Tera Term COM Port Configuration
