Logging I N T Hrough The; Introduction; Setting Up The Connection To The Console Port - 3Com Switch 4800G 24-Port Configuration Manual

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Introduction

Setting Up the
Connection to the
Console Port
L
OGGING
P
ORT
n
The default system name of the Switch 4800G is 3Com, that is, the command line
prompt is 3Com. All the following examples take 3Com as the command line
prompt.
To log in through the console port is the most common way to log in to a switch.
It is also the prerequisite to configure other login methods. By default, you can log
in to an Switch 4800G through its console port only.
To log in to an Ethernet switch through its console port, the related configuration
of the user terminal must be in accordance with that of the console port.
Table 4 lists the default settings of a console port.
Table 4 The default settings of a console port
Setting
Baud rate
Flow control
Check mode
Stop bits
Data bits
After logging in to a switch, you can perform configuration for AUX users. Refer
to section "Console Port Login Configuration" on page 33 for more.
Connect the serial port of your PC/terminal to the console port of the switch,
as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3 Diagram for setting the connection to the console port
RS-232
PC
If you use a PC to connect to the console port, launch a terminal emulation
utility (such as Terminal in Windows 3.X or HyperTerminal in Windows
9X/Windows 2000/Windows XP) and perform the configuration shown in
Figure 4 through Figure 6 for the connection to be created. Normally, the
parameters of a terminal are configured as those listed in Table 4.
I
T
N
HROUGH THE
Console port
Configuration cable
C
ONSOLE
Default
9,600 bps
Off
No check bit
1
8
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