Connect A Console (Optional) - HP J2600A Installation Manual

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5. Connect a Console (Optional).

5. Connect a Console (Optional).
The router module can be verified to be operating correctly, configured,
and managed in various ways:
From a console (a PC running HP Stack Manager) connected
(locally, or through a modem) to the hub's RS-232 Distributed
Management port. (The console can also be connected to the RS-232
port of another hub in the Distributed Management chain, if that hub
has an SNMP module installed in it.)
From another device on the network using Telnet.
From any standard SNMP network management software (such as
HP OpenView Interconnect Manager in HP-UX) running on the
network.
The router module can also be configured automatically using a Smart-
Boot configuration created on another HP router or a Bootp server. (For
more information about SmartBoot, refer to appendix C, "SmartBoot",
and to HP Routing Services and Applications, the User's Guide, and the
Release Notes.)
If the router module is to be configured with a SmartBoot configuration
(including an IP address) on an HP Point-to-Point link and the router
module is to be verified and managed from another location on the
network using Telnet or network management software, you will not
need to connect a console. Otherwise, to connect a console:
1. Connect the serial port of a PC to the hub's RS-232 Distributed
Management port. (For details, refer to the hub's installation guide.)
2. Start HP Stack Manager. (For information about installing and
starting HP Stack Manager, refer to the hub's installation guide. For
specific information about using HP Stack Manager, refer to its
online help.)
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