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CheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508
Configuring the Serial Port
You can access the on-board configuration program by attaching a VT100
compatible device to the switch's serial port. For more information on connecting
to this port, refer to the section on Making the Connections Required for System
Configuration on page 9. The communication parameters for this port are
accessed from the Serial Port Configuration screen seen below and described in
the following table.
CheetahSwitch Workgroup - 4508
Serial Port Configuration
Management Mode : Console Mode
Baudrate : 19200
Databits : 8
Stopbits : 1
Parity : NONE
Time-Out (in minutes) : 10
Auto Refresh (in seconds) : 180
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Parameter Default Description
Management Mode Console Mode Indicates if the console port settings are for direct console
connection.
Baud Rate 19200 The rate at which data is sent between devices. (Options:
2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 bps, and Auto
detection).
Note that when Auto is selected, you must first press the Enter
key once to set the data rate and initialize the connection.
Databits 8 bits Sets the data bits of the RS-232 port. (Options: 7, 8)
Stopbits 1 bit Sets the stop bits of the RS-232 port. (Options: 1, 2)
Parity none Sets the parity of the RS-232 port. (Options: none/odd/even)
Time-Out 0 minutes If no input is received from the attached device after this
interval (in minutes), the current session is automatically
closed. (Range: 0 -100 minutes; where 0 indicates disabled.)
Auto Refresh 0 sec. Sets the interval before a console session will auto refresh the
console information, including Spanning Tree Information, Port
Configuration, Port Statistics, and RMON Statistics.
(Range: 0, or 5 - 255 seconds; where 0 indicates disabled.)