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The Switch Console
Connecting a Console to the Switch
The Switch Console
Direct Console Connection, Using A Serial Cable and a PC
Terminal Emulator or Terminal
You can use either a PC emulating a VT-100 terminal (such as the terminal
application included with Microsoft Windows 3.1) or a VT-100 terminal.
To directly connect a PC or terminal to a Management Module, follow these
steps:
1. Connect the PC or terminal to the switch’s Console RS-232 port, on the
Management Module, using an RS-232-C console cable (included with the
Management Module). (If your PC or terminal has a 25-pin connector, first
attach a 9-pin to 25-pin “straight-through” adapter at one end of the
console cable.)
Figure 3-1. Connecting a PC or Terminal to the Console RS-232 Port
2. Turn on the terminal or PC’s power (and, if using a PC, start the PC
terminal emulation program).
3. When you see this message:
Waiting for speed sense. Press enter to continue.
Press [Enter]. You will then see the switch console Main Menu. See “Starting
and Ending a Console Session” on page 3-6.
4. If you want to continue with console management of the switch at this
time, refer to the rest of this chapter for general console procedures, to
chapter 4, “Configuring the Switch From the Console”, and to chapter 5,
“Monitoring Switch Operation From the Console”.
Console RS-232 Port
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