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54 Chapter 2 Installing Passport 8600 modules and connecting equipment
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After you install the modules, you can connect console equipment and network
cables. For instructions, see these sections:
• “Connecting a PC or terminal to the switch” on page 54
• “Connecting a modem to the switch” on page 55
• “Connecting communications cables to Passport 8600 modules” on page 57
Connecting a PC or terminal to the switch
You use Device Manager or the command line interface (CLI) to customize your
Passport 8600 Switch 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 Passport 8691SF Module.
To connect a PC or terminal to the console port, you need a serial console cable
with a 9-pin receptacle connector.
To connect a PC or terminal to the console port:
1 Turn on and configure the terminal or a communications port on the PC, using
the parameters in Table 12.
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 Passport 8691SF Module.
3 Attach the 9-pin plug end of the cable to the serial communications port on
the back of the PC or terminal.
Table 12 PC and terminal parameters
Parameter Value
Baud rate 9600
Data bits 8
Stop bits 1
Parity None