Terminal Setup - Planet WGSW-52040 Quick Installation Manual

4. Terminal Setup

To configure the system, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or
notebook computer and to 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.
PC / Workstation
with
Terminal Emulation Software
Figure 4-1 Managed Switch Console Connectivity
A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the Managed
Switch. Windows' Hyper Terminal program may be a good choice. The Hyper
Terminal can be accessed from the Start menu.
1. Click START menu, then Programs, Accessories and then Hyper Terminal.
2. Type a name for opening Hyper Terminal, such as "COM1_9600".
3. When the following screen appears, make sure that the COM port should be
configured as:
 Baud
 Parity
 Data bits
 Stop bits
 Flow control
6
RS-232 to RJ45 Cable
Serial Port
: 9600
: None
: 8
: 1
: None
Figure 4-2 Hyper Terminal COM Port Configuration
Managed Switch
RJ-45
Console Port