Setting The Serial Console Speed For The Switch - Juniper EX8208 Hardware Manual

If your computer does not have a DB-9 plug connector pin, a USB to DB-9 plug adapter (not provided)
An adapter to connect the RS-232 DB-25 connector on the modem to the RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter on
the switch (not provided)

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Configuring the Modem | 186
2.
Connecting the Modem to the Console Port | 187
3.
Setting the Serial Console Speed for the Switch
Before you can connect the switch to a modem, the switch's serial console speed must be set to 115200
baud.
NOTE: The default serial console speed is 9600 baud.
To change the serial console speed:
1. Power on the switch. (For EX8208 or EX8216 switch models, see
on page 180. For EX6200 switches, see Powering On an EX6200 Switch) The loader script starts.
2. You are prompted with:
Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or space bar for command prompt.
Press the Spacebar to pause the switch in the loader state (after the Junos OS has loaded on the switch
but before the software starts).
The loader> prompt appears.
3. Set the baud rate:
loader> set baudrate=115200
Press Enter.
4. Press Enter when you see the following message:
Switch baud rate to 115200 bps and press Enter.
The loader> prompt reappears.
5. Save the new serial console speed:
"Powering On an EX8200 Switch"
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