With Power Disconnected; Post Messages - 3Com Hub 1000 SX User Manual

With Power To connect the console port when the hub is disconnected
Disconnected from power:
1 Connect a null modem cable between the PC serial port and the
console port on the Hub 1000 SX rear panel.
2 Turn on the PC.
3 Start the terminal-emulation program.
4 Configure the program with the same settings as the Hub 1000 SX
console interface port:
5 Reconnect the hub to the power supply.
The PC screen displays POST messages, followed by the CLI header and
the password prompt.

POST Messages

When you connect the hub to power or when you press the Reset button
on the hub's rear panel, the PC screen displays messages while POST is
proceeding. When POST is finished, the CLI header appears, followed by
the password prompt. For example:
POST Level 0: PASS
Checking FDS ... valid.
Performing Level 1 Tests ...
Test: Port 0 -
Test: Port 1 -
Test: Port 2 -
Test: Port 3 -
Test: Port 4 -
Test: Port 5 -
Test: Port 6 -
Test: Port 7 -
Test: Port 8 -
Test: Port aliasing -
Test: MAC Address - Valid: 08004E2BA4D9
Test: Fan sense -
POST Level 1: PASS
9600 baud
8 data bits
1 stop bit
No parity
Pass.
Pass.
Pass.
Pass.
Pass.
Pass.
Pass.
Pass.
Pass.
Pass.
Connecting the Console Port
Pass.
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