Connecting A Pc Or Terminal To The Switch; Table 12 Pc And Terminal Parameters - Nortel Passport 8600 Series Manual

54 Chapter 2 Installing Passport 8600 modules and connecting equipment
After you install the modules, you can connect console equipment and network
cables. For instructions, see these sections:
• "Connecting a PC or terminal to the switch" on page 54
• "Connecting a modem to the switch" on page 55
• "Connecting communications cables to Passport 8600 modules" on page 57

Connecting a PC or terminal to the switch

You use Device Manager or the command line interface (CLI) to customize your
Passport 8600 Switch configuration (for example, by editing IP parameters). To
establish a local CLI or Device Manager session, you must connect a PC or a
VT-100 terminal to the console port on the Passport 8691SF Module.
To connect a PC or terminal to the console port, you need a serial console cable
with a 9-pin receptacle connector.
To connect a PC or terminal to the console port:
1 Turn on and configure the terminal or a communications port on the PC, using
the parameters in
See the PC or terminal user manual for instructions.

Table 12 PC and terminal parameters

Parameter
Baud rate
Data bits
Stop bits
Parity
2
Insert the 9-pin receptacle end of the console cable into the console connector
on the Passport 8691SF Module.
3
Attach the 9-pin plug end of the cable to the serial communications port on
the back of the PC or terminal.
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Table 12.
Value
9600
8
1
None