Logging In To The Serial Console Port; Connecting A Serial Cable Between Switch And Host - Brocade Communications Systems Encryption Switch Quick Start Manual

Connecting a serial cable between switch and host

Follow these steps to connect a serial cable.
1. Remove the plug from the serial port and connect the serial cable provided with the switch.
2. Connect the cable to an RS-232 serial port on the workstation.
If the serial port on the workstation is RJ-45 instead of RS-232, remove the adapter on the end of the serial
cable and insert the exposed RJ-45 connector into the RJ-45 serial port on the workstation.
3. Disable any serial communication programs running on the workstation.
4. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or term, tip, or kermit in a UNIX
environment), and configure the application as follows:
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In a Windows environment:
Parameter
Bits per second
Databits
Parity
Stop bits
Flow control
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In a UNIX environment, enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttyb -9600
If ttyb is already in use, use ttya instead and enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttya -9600

Logging in to the serial console port

To log in to the switch through the serial connection, follow these steps.
1. Verify that the switch has completed POST. When POST is complete, the port status and switch power and status
LEDs return to a standard healthy state.
2. When the terminal emulator application stops reporting information, press Enter to display the login prompt.
3. Log in to the switch as admin, using the default password: password. You are prompted to change the default
passwords at initial login.
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