3Com 8814 Switch User Manual


 
5
SYSTEM DEBUGGING
Setting up
Configuration
Environment
Setting up
Configuration
Environment
Connect a terminal (a PC in this scenario) to the switch with a Console cable.
Figure 55 Networking environment for switch configuration
Connecting Cables Step 1: Insert the DB-9 (or DB-25) female connector of the Console cable into the
serial port on the PC (the Console terminal).
Step 2: Insert the RJ-45 connector of the cable into the Console port on the
switch.
Setting Terminal
Parameters
Set baud rate to 9600, data bits to 8, parity check to none, stop bits to 1, flow
control to none, and terminal emulation to VT100.
This section will tell you how to set the terminal parameters, taking a PC running
Windows 98 Hyper Terminal as an example.
PC
Switch
To the console port
To the serial port
Console cable