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86 Installing Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 modules and connecting equipment
Connecting a PC or terminal to the switch
Connect a PC or terminal to the console port to use Device Manager or the
command line interface (CLI) to customize your Metro Ethernet Routing
Switch 8600 configuration (for example, by editing IP parameters). To
establish a local CLI or Device Manager session, you must connect a PC or
a VT-100 terminal to the console port on the CPU module.
Prerequisites
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You need a serial console cable with a 9-pin receptacle connector.
Procedure steps
Step Action
1 Turn on and configure the terminal or a communications port on the
PC using the values in "Procedure job aid: PC and terminal settings"
(page 86).
See the PC or terminal user manual for instructions.
2
Insert the 9-pin receptacle end of the console cable into the console
connector on the CPU module.
3
Attach the 9-pin plug end of the cable to the serial communications
port on the back of the PC or terminal.
—End—
Procedure job aid: PC and terminal settings
Use the following table to configure the communications port on the PC
or terminal.
PC and terminal settings
Parameter Value
Baud rate
9600
Data bits
8
Stop bits
1
Parity None
Connecting a modem to the switch
Connect a modem to the Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 to enable
remote access to the switch.
Nortel Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Installation — Modules
NN46220-306 02.02 Standard
4.2 7 July 2008
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