Administration Console - Planet Networking & Communication FGSD-1008HPS User Manual

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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 PoE+ Switch 's RJ45
console (serial) port.
There are two ways to use this management method: via direct access or modem port access. The following sections describe
these methods. For more information about using the console, refer to Chapter 5 Command Line Interface Console
Management.
Figure 3-1: Console Management
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 PoE+ Switch RJ45 console (serial) port.
A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the Managed PoE+ Switch.
1. Run terminal program on the OS.
2. When the following screen appears, make sure that the COM port should be configured as:
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