4. Terminal Setup
To configure the system, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or notebook
computer and to RJ45 type of serial port of the Managed Metro switch.
PC / Workstation
with
Terminal Emulation Software
Figure 4-1: Managed Metro Switch Console Connectivity
A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the Managed
Metro Switch.
1. Run terminal program on the OS.
2. When the following screen appears, make sure that the COM port should be
configured as:
Baud
Data bits
Parity
Stop bits
low control
6
RS232 to RJ45 Cable
Serial Port
: 115200
: 8
: None
: 1
: None
Figure 4-2: COM Port Configuration
Managed Switch
RJ45
Console Port