Accessing The Smartswitch Remote Access Module; Overview; Accessing A New Module; Initial Assess Using A Pc And A Terminal Application - Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 9W006 User Manual

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This chapter provides instructions for:
• accessing a SmartSwitch Remote Access Module for the first time
• remotely accessing the SmartSwitch Remote Access Module after the first time
Refer to the module illustration in
following sections.
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The two methods of accessing a new module are:
• access through a PC using a terminal application
• access by Telneting to the module using the initial default IP address
Once you have used one of the two methods to access to the module, you should:
• establish an administration session with the module
• assign the module's new IP address
• access the module's release notes
For more detailed instructions, refer to the sections below.
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NITIAL SSESS SING A
Connect one end of the supplied null modem cable to the RS232 console port on the module, and
the other end of the cable to the communication port on the PC. On the PC you must then execute
a communication package to emulate a terminal (VT100).
Use the following default values for your communication package:
Baud rate
Parity
Data bits
Stop bits
Duplex
After you have connection to the module, you will be ready to
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NITIAL CCESS SING
You can use a remote device to the Telnet into module using the module's initial default IP address
(192.186.254.254). The remote device can be a device with Telnet client software, such as a PC or a
UNIX workstation, or it can be a second module or a Cabletron CyberSWITCH. Note that the
modules and CyberSWITCH systems have built-in Telnet client software.
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to help you locate the ports described in the
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establish an administration
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