Console Management; Logging In To The Console Interface - Planet VC-820M User Manual

The PLANET VDSL2 Managed Switch series is equipped with an RS-232 DB9 connector as default. And both of the two
models support Telnet management.

5.1 Logging in to the Console Interface

To configure the system via console mode, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or notebook computer and to
RJ45 type serial (console) port of the Managed Switch. The console port of the Managed Switch is DCE already, so that
you can connect the console port directly through PC without the need of Null Modem.
Please refer to
chapter 3.5- Administration Console
interface of VC-820M with HyperTerminal on Microsoft Windows platform.
Once the terminal has connected to the device, power on the VC-820M, the terminal will display that it is running testing
procedures.
Then, the following message asks the login password. The factory default password is as follows and the login screen in
Figure 5-1-1 appears.
Username: admin
Password: admin
1. For security reason, please change and memorize the new username and password after this
first setup.
Username Max: 6, Min: 1 character
to get more information about how to connect to the console
Figure 5-1-1: VDSL2 Managed Switch Console Login Screen

5. CONSOLE MANAGEMENT

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