Connecting A J-Ex Series Switch To A Modem; Setting The Serial Console Speed For The Switch - Dell PowerConnect J-EX4200 Hardware Manual

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Connecting a J-EX Series Switch to a Modem

Setting the Serial Console Speed for the Switch

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Figure 52: Connecting a J-EX Series Switch Directly to a Management
Console
Connecting a J-EX Series Switch to a Network for Out-of-Band Management on page 120
Console Port Connector Pinout Information for a J-EX Series Switch on page 30
You can connect a J-EX Series switch to a modem through the console port on the switch.
Before you connect the switch to a modem:
Perform the initial setup and configuration of the switch. See "Connecting and
Configuring a J-EX Series Switch (CLI Procedure)" on page 131 or "Connecting and
Configuring a J-EX Series Switch (J-Web Procedure)" on page 133.
Ensure that you have the following parts available before you begin to connect the switch
to the modem:
A modem (not provided)
A desktop or notebook computer (not provided)
An RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter and an Ethernet cable (provided)
A phone cable (not provided)
If your computer does not have a DB-9 male connector pin, a USB to DB-9 male adapter
(not provided)
An adapter to connect the RS-232 DB-25 connector on the modem to the RJ-45 to
DB-9 adapter on the switch (not provided)
This topic describes:
Setting the Serial Console Speed for the Switch on page 122
1.
Configuring the Modem on page 123
2.
Connecting the Modem to the Console Port on page 124
3.
Before you can connect the switch to a modem, the switch's serial console speed must
be set to 115200 baud.
NOTE: The default serial console speed is 9600 baud.