Temporarily Connecting A Terminal Or Nms To The Control Port; Table 15-1 Control Port Parameters For Local Control (Pc Or Workstation) - Cisco BPX 8620 Installation And Configuration Manual

Temporarily Connecting a Terminal or NMS to the Control Port

For the pin assignments for the BPX switch control terminal port, see Chapter 31, "BPX Switch Cabling
Summary."
For additional information, refer to the following documents:
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Temporarily Connecting a Terminal or NMS to the Control Port
You must connect to a basic VT-100 type terminal (or PC or workstation, including a Cisco WAN
Manager workstation) to the BPX control port for use in entering commands to bring up a new node.
This temporary or local control is especially useful during installation, initial power-up, and
configuration.
To support the Cisco WAN Manager workstation, the BPX switch LM-BCC back card offers the
following ports for attaching peripherals:
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A Cisco WAN Manager workstation is recommended for managing a network containing the IGX and
BPX switches. For setup instructions and specifications for network alarm, control, and statistics
monitoring for the Cisco WAN Manager network management system, refer to the Cisco WAN Manager
User's Guide.
For network management, a Cisco WAN Manager workstation must be connected to the LAN port of
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one or more network nodes. Because BPX switches provide processing power for network
management, it is not connected to the control port during normal operation.
The data configuration for the BPX control port is described in Table 15-1.

Table 15-1 Control Port Parameters for Local Control (PC or Workstation)

Parameter
BPX switch Port Used:
Code:
Interface:
Data Rate:
Supported Terminals:
Cable Required:
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For instructions on using the switch commands, refer to the Cisco WAN Switching Command
Reference.
For instructions on using the Cisco WAN Manager workstation, refer to the Cisco WAN Manager
User's Guide.
A RS-232 serial data port labeled CONTROL port
A RS-232 serial data port labeled AUXILIARY port
An Ethernet port labeled LAN
Setting
Serial CONTROL port, located on a BCC back card, is used to interface
to a local terminal.
Standard 7 or 8-bit ASCII; 1 or 2 stop-bits; even, odd or no parity.
RS-232 DCE.
All standard asynchronous data rates from 300 to 19200 bps,
independently software-selectable.
Any terminal compatible with DEC VT-100.
Straight-through RS-232 cable.
Chapter 15 Connecting Temporary Terminal and Attaching Peripherals
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