Setting Up Command Line Interface Management; Setting Up Through The Console Port - 3Com SuperStack 3 Switch 4300 Getting Started Manual

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HAPTER ETTING
Setting Up
Command Line
Interface
Management
Setting Up Through
the Console Port
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P FOR ANAGEMENT
You can access the command line interface using:
A terminal or terminal emulator connected to the console port of a
Switch directly, or through a modem.
A terminal or terminal emulator connected to a Switch over an IP
network using Telnet.
To manage a Switch using the command line interface through the
console port:
1 Connect the terminal or terminal emulator to the console port.
2 If you are connecting directly to the console port, you need a standard
null modem cable.
If you are connecting to the console port using a modem, you need a
standard modem cable. The console port of the Switch has a male 9-pin
D-type connector. You can find pin-out diagrams for both cables on
page 39.
To connect the cable:
a Attach the female connector on the cable to the male connector on
the console port of the Switch.
b Tighten the retaining screws on the cable to prevent it from being
loosened.
c Connect the other end of the cable to your terminal, terminal
emulator, or modem. Make sure that the terminal, terminal emulator,
or modem have the same settings as the console port:
8 data bits
no parity
1 stop bit
To configure the settings of the terminal, terminal emulator, or modem,
see the documentation that accompanies it. If the Switch containing the
console port has auto-configuration enabled (default), the line speed
(baud) is detected automatically. The Switch can auto-detect a maximum
line speed of 19,200 baud.
3 Access the command line interface using a valid user name and
password. Default user names and passwords are described in
in as a Default User" on page 31.
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