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C
1: G
HAPTER
ETTING
Logging in to the
Switch
Setting up
Configuration
Environment through
the Console Port
S
TARTED
1 To set up the local configuration environment, connect the serial port of a PC (or a
terminal) to the console port of the Switch with the console cable (see
Figure 2 Setting up the Local Configuration Environment through the Console Port
RS-232 Serial port
Console cable
2 Run terminal emulator (such as Terminal on Windows 3X or the Hyper Terminal on
Windows 9X) on the PC. Set the terminal communication parameters as follows:
Baud rate = 9600
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Databit = 8
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Parity check = none
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Stopbit = 1
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Flow control = none
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Terminal type = VT100
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Console port
Figure
2).