Setting Up The Configuration Environment; Setting Terminal Parameters - HP 6125XLG Installation Manual

Setting up the configuration environment

To connect a terminal, for example, a PC, to the blade switch:
1. Plug the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the serial port of the PC.
2. Plug the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the console port of the blade switch.
IMPORTANT:
Identify the mark on the console port and make sure that you are connecting to the correct port.
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Make sure a DB-9 female connector is available on the terminal. If not, prepare a converter.
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Figure 6 Connecting a console port to a terminal

Setting terminal parameters

To configure and manage the blade switch, you must run a terminal emulator program on the console
terminal, for example, a PC. This section uses Windows XP HyperTerminal as an example.
If you use Windows 7, download a terminal emulator program, for example, a hyperterminal or a
SecureCRT.
The following are the required terminal settings:
Bits per second—9,600
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Data bits—8
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• Parity—None
Stop bits—1
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Flow control—None
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Emulation—VT100
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To set terminal parameters, for example, on a Windows XP HyperTerminal:
1. Select Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal.
The Connection Description dialog box appears.
2. Enter the name of the new connection in the Name field and click OK.
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