3Com 4500 - Logging in through the Console Port; Introduction; Setting up a Login Environment for Login through the Console Port

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2 Logging In Through the Console Port
Go to these sections for information you are interested in:
z Introduction
z Setting Up a Login Environment for Login Through the Console Port
z Console Port Login Configuration
z Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being None
z Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Password
z Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Scheme
Introduction
To log in through the console port is the most common way to log in to a switch. It is also the prerequisite
to configure other login methods. By default, you can locally log in to Switch 4500 through its console
port only.
Table 2-1 lists the default settings of a console port.
Table 2-1 The default settings of a console port
Setting Default
Baud rate 19,200 bps
Flow control None
Check mode (Parity) None
Stop bits 1
Data bits 8
To log in to a switch through the console port, make sure the settings of both the console port and the
user terminal are the same.
After logging in to a switch, you can perform configuration for AUX users. Refer to
Console Port Login
Configuration
for more.
Setting Up a Login Environment for Login Through the Console Port
Following are the procedures to connect to a switch through the console port.
1) Connect the serial port of your PC/terminal to the console port of the switch, as shown in
Figure
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Figure 2-1 Diagram for connecting to the console port of a switch