7000 Series L3 Managed Switch Reference Manual for Software v2.0
3-2 Administration Console Telnet Interface
Examples of terminal-emulation programs include:
• Hyper Terminal, which is included with Microsoft Windows operating systems
• ZTerm for the Apple Macintosh
• TIP for UNIX workstations
This example describes how to set up the connection using a Hyper Terminal on a PC, but other
systems follow similar steps.
1. Click the Windows Start button. Select Accessories and then Communications. Hyper
Terminal should be one of the options listed in this menu. Select Hyper Terminal
2. The following screen will appear. Enter a name for this connection. In the example below, the
name of the connection is GSM73xx. Click OK.
Figure 3-2: Connection Description
3.
The following screen will appear. In the bottom, drop down box labeled Connect Using:, click
the arrow and choose the COM port to which the switch will connect. In the example below,
COM1 is the port selected. Click OK.
Figure 3-3: COM Port Selection