Activate And Verify Your Switch; Establish A Serial Connection - Extreme Networks 8820 Hardware Installation Manual

Activate and Verify Your Switch

Establish a Serial Connection

Configure the Switch for Use
After the Extreme 8820 is installed and powered on, use the instructions in the following topics to
activate and verify the device.
Establish a Serial Connection
To establish a serial connection to the console port on the device, complete the following steps.
1. Verify that the device is powered on by verifying that all power LED indicators on the management
and interface ports, power supply and fan modules display a steady green light.
2. Connect the RJ-45 serial cable provided with the device to the management Ethernet port of the
device.
3. Access the device using a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal in a Windows
environment or Tip in a LINUX environment).
4. Disable any serial communication programs running on the workstation (such as synchronization
programs).
5. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or TERM, Tip, or Kermit in a
LINUX environment), and configure the application as follows:
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In a Windows environment:
Parameter
Bits per second
Data bits
Parity
Stop bits
Flow control
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Note
The console or serial port is intended primarily for the initial setting of the IP address.
Note
Flow control is not supported on the serial consoles when attached to remote terminal
servers and must be disabled to ensure proper operation.
Value
115200
8
None
1
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