Step 6: Connecting To The Console Port To Manage The Switch (Initial Configuration); Figure 4-3 System Information - NETGEAR GSM712 Installation Manual

If the Power LED does not go on, check that the power cable is plugged in correctly and that the power source is good. If this does not resolve the
problem, refer to Appendix B, Troubleshooting.

Step 6: Connecting to the Console Port to Manage the Switch (initial configuration)

Your NETGEAR Model GSM712 Managed Gigabit Switch contains software for viewing, changing, and monitoring the way it works. This
management software is not required for the switch to work. However, the management software can let you improve the efficiency of the switch
and, as a result, improve its overall performance as well as the performance of your network. The remainder of this section describes how to
initialize the management software to the first time you use the management features.
After you power-up the switch for the first time, you can configure it using a VT100/ANSI terminal or a PC, Apple Macintosh, or UNIX workstation
that is directly connected to the switch's console port. Thereafter, you can assign an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address to the switch
and manage it through a Web browser, Telnet session, or SNMP management application. For more information about using the console, see
Chapter 6, Administration Console Access.
To connect a console to the switch:
10. Connect a VT100/ANSI terminal or a PC, Apple Macintosh, or UNIX workstation to the switch's console port, labeled Console, using the null-
modem cable supplied with the switch. The supplied null-modem cable has 9-pin connectors on each end.
11. If you attached a PC, Apple Macintosh, or UNIX workstation, start a terminal-emulation program.
Microsoft Windows users can use HyperTerminal, which comes with the Windows operating systems.
Macintosh users can use ZTerm.
UNIX users can use a terminal emulator such as TIP.
12. Configure the terminal-emulation program to use the following settings:
Baud rate: 9,600 bps
Data bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop bit: 1
Flow control: none

Figure 4-3 System Information

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