Administration Console - Planet Networking & Communication GS-6320 Series User Manual

3.3 Administration Console

The administration console is an internal, character-oriented, and command line user interface for performing system
administration such as displaying statistics or changing option settings. Using this method, you can view the administration
console from a terminal, personal computer, Apple Macintosh, or workstation connected to the Managed Switch's console
(serial) port.
Direct Access
Direct access to the administration console is achieved by directly connecting a terminal or a PC equipped with a
terminal-emulation program (such as HyperTerminal) to the Managed Switch console (serial) port. When using this
management method, a straight DB9 RS232 cable is required to connect the switch to the PC. After making this connection,
configure the terminal-emulation program to use the following parameters:
The default parameters are:
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115200 bps
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8 data bits
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No parity

1 stop bit
User's Manual of GS-6320 and MGS-6320 Managed Switches
Figure 3-1: Console Management
Figure 3-2: Terminal Parameter Settings
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