Setting The Serial Console Speed For The Switch - Dell PowerConnect J-EX8208 Hardware Manual

Setting the Serial Console Speed for the Switch

If your computer does not have a DB-9 male connector pin, a USB to DB-9 male 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)
This topic describes:
Setting the Serial Console Speed for the Switch on page 137
1.
Configuring the Modem on page 138
2.
Connecting the Modem to the Console Port on page 139
3.
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:
Power on the switch. (See "Powering On a J-EX8200 Switch" on page 133.) The loader
1.
script starts.
You are prompted with:
2.
Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or space bar for command prompt.
Press the Spacebar to pause the switch in the loader state (after Junos OS has loaded
on the switch but before the software starts).
The prompt appears.
loader>
Set the baud rate:
3.
loader> set baudrate=115200
Press Enter.
Press Enter when you see the following message:
4.
Switch baud rate to 115200 bps and press Enter.
The loader> prompt reappears.
Save the new serial console speed:
5.
loader> save
Press Enter. The serial console speed is now set to 115200 baud.
Boot the software:
6.
loader> boot
The boot process proceeds as normal and ends with a login prompt.
Chapter 10: Connecting the Switch
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