3. Terminal Setup
To configure the system, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or
notebook computer and to serial (console) port of the Managed Switch. The console
port of the Managed Switch is DCE already, so that you can connect the console
port directly through PC without the need of Null Modem.
PC / Workstation
with
Termianl emulation software
A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the Managed
Switch. Windows' Hyper Terminal program may be a good choice. The Hyper
Terminal can be accessed from the Start menu.
1. Click START, then Programs, Accessories and then Hyper Terminal.
2. When the following screen appears, make sure that the COM port should be
configured as:
Baud
Parity
Data bits
Stop bits
Flow Control
RS-232
Serial Port
Figure 3-1 Serial / Console connection
: 57600
: None
: 8
: 1
: None
Figure 3-2 Hyper Terminal Setting
Managed Switch
Serial Port
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