Terminal Setup - Planet GS-4210 Series Quick Installation Manual

3. Terminal Setup

The Managed Switch is equipped with a console interface for local switch setup and
maintenance. To configure the system, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a
PC or notebook computer and to the RJ45 type of the console port of the Managed
Switch.
PC / Workstation
with
Terminal Emulation Software
Serial Port
Figure 3-1: Managed Switch Console Connectivity
A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the Managed
Switch.
1. Run terminal program on the OS.
2. When the following screen appears, make sure that the COM port should be
configured as:
z Baud: 115200
z Data bits: 8
z Parity: None
z Stop bits: 1
z Flow control: None
RS232 to RJ45 Cable
Managed Switch
RJ45
Console Port
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