Connecting A Pc Or A Terminal To The Console Port - Cisco IE 3000 Hardware Installation Manual

Verifying Switch Operation

Connecting a PC or a Terminal to the Console Port

To connect a PC to the console port, use the supplied RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter cable. To connect a terminal
to the console port, you need to provide an RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter. You can order a kit
(part number ACS-DSBUASYN=) with that adapter from Cisco. For console-port and adapter-pinout
information, see the
The PC or terminal must support VT100 terminal emulation. The terminal-emulation
software—frequently a PC application such as HyperTerminal or Procomm Plus—makes
communication between the switch and your PC or terminal possible during the POST.
Follow these steps to connect the PC or terminal to the switch:
Make sure that your terminal-emulation software is configured to communicate with the switch using
Step 1
hardware flow control.
Configure the baud rate and data format of the PC or terminal to match these console-port default
Step 2
characteristics:
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After you get access to the switch, you can change the port baud rate. See the switch software
configuration guide for instructions.
Insert the adapter cable in the console port. See
Step 3
section on page C-5
Figure 2-8
Attach the appropriate adapter to the terminal, if needed.
Step 4
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"Cable and Adapter Specifications" section on page
9600 baud
Eight data bits
One stop bit
No parity
for pinout descriptions.)
Connecting to the Console Port
Figure 2-8. (See the "Cable and Adapter Specifications"
Chapter 2 Switch Installation
C-5.