Connecting A Console To The Switch - NETGEAR GSM5212P Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting a Console to the Switch

After you install the switch and apply power, you can connect to it with a terminal or
workstation. You can use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to identify the IP address.
To use a console you need the following items:
• VT100/ANSI terminal, or a Windows PC, Apple Macintosh PC, or UNIX workstation.
• USB console cable (shipped with the product) or a Null-modem cable with 9-pin
connectors on each end.
To connect a console to the switch:
1. Connect the null-modem cable to the console port on the rear of the switch or connect
the USB console cable to the console USB port on the front of the switch.
Figure 10. Console Ports
2. Select console port via the console slide switch on the front panel:
a. Select the mini USB (cable included) as console port by pushing the slide switch to
the left. Use the Resource CD to install the USB driver on your PC.
b. Select the DB9 (cable not included) in the back as console port by pushing the slide
switch to the right.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to a workstation or terminal.
4. If you attached a workstation, start a terminal-emulation program.
• Microsoft Windows users can use HyperTerminal if it comes with the Windows
operating systems. If not, you need to install another 3rd party terminal emulator such
as Tera Term.
• Macintosh users can use ZTerm.
• UNIX users can use a terminal emulator such as TIP.
5. Configure the terminal-emulation program to use the following settings:
• Baud rate: 115,200 bps
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: none
• Stop bit: 1
• Flow control: none
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Console Port
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Rear Panel
Console Port