3Com 5500-SI Switch User Manual


 
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Logging in to the
Switch
This section describes how to log in to the switch.
Setting up
Configuration
Environment through
the Console Port
Perform the following procedure to set up the configuration environment through
the console port.
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).
Figure 2 Setting up the Local Configuration Environment through the Console Port
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 = 19200
Databit = 8
Parity check = none
Stopbit = 1
Flow control = none
Terminal type = VT100
Management and
Maintenance
Command line interface configuration
Configuration through console port
Remote configuration through Telnet or SSH
Configuration through dialing the Modem
SNMP v1/2c/3
System log
Level alarms
Output of debugging information
Ping and Tracert
Remote maintenance with Telnet, Modem and SSHv2
Loading and updates Loading and upgrading of software through the XModem
protocol
Loading and upgrading of software through File Transfer
Protocol (FTP) , Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) and Secure File
Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
Table 4 Function Features (continued)
Features Description
Console port
Console cable