Connecting The Console Port To A Pc - Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting the Console Port
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The console port, located on the front panel, is shown in
Figure 1-1

Connecting the Console Port to a PC

You can connect the console port to a PC serial port for local administrative access to the Cisco MDS
9148S switch.
Note
The PC must support VT100 terminal emulation. The terminal emulation software—frequently a PC
application such as HyperTerminal Plus—makes communication between the Cisco MDS 9148S switch
and your PC possible during setup and configuration.
To connect the console port to a PC, follow these steps:
Step 1
Configure the baud rate and character format of the PC terminal emulation program to match the
following management port default characteristics:
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Connecting the Console Cable
9600 baud
8 data bits
1 stop bit
No parity
Chapter 1 Connecting the Cisco MDS 9148S Switch
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