Nortel Networks 2300 Series Switch User Manual


 
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Nortel WLAN - Security Switch 2300 Series Quick Start Guide
Connecting to a Serial Management Console
Estimated timing: 5 minutes
Step Action
1 Insert the serial cable into the PC port.
2 Insert the other end of the cable into the serial console port on the WSS.
3 Start a standard VT100 terminal emulation application on the PC, and configure the
modem settings listed in Table 3.
4 Open a terminal connection on a serial port.
If the WSS is already powered on, then the terminal connection will request a
password. Leave the password field blank, because the default password is not set.
5 Press Enter until the command prompt appears.
End
Connecting to the network
Estimated timing: 5 minutes
Connecting Access Points
Use the following procedure to connect a AP to the WSS or to another PoE-capable 10/100 ethernet device. For
information about the physical installation of APs, see Nortel WLAN—Access Point 2330A/2330B Quick Installation
Guide or Nortel WLAN—Series 2332 Access Point Quick Installation Guide.
Step Action
1 Connect an ethernet cable to the AP.
2 Connect the other end of the ethernet cable to the WSS port, or to the ethernet device.
If connecting the AP to the WSS, the AP will not receive power until PoE is
enabled for that port.
Table 3: Communication protocol settings
Setting Value
Baud rate 9600 bps
Data bits 8 bits
Stop bits 1 stop
Parity No parity
Flow Control off or disabled