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2 Open your terminal emulation software and configure the COM port 
settings to which you have connected the cable. The settings should be 
set to match the default settings for the Switch, which are: 
■ 19,200 baud
■ 8 data bits
■ no parity
■ 1 stop bit
■ no hardware flow control
Refer to the documentation that accompanies the terminal emulation 
software for more information.
Setting Up the Switch with IP Information
You are now ready to manually set up the Switch with IP information 
using the command line interface.
1 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as the Switch 
detects a connection to its console port.
If the login prompt does not begin immediately, press Return a few times 
until it starts.
2 At the login and password prompts, enter 
admin as your user name and 
press Return at the password prompt. If you have logged on correctly, the 
top-level menu of the command line interface is displayed as shown in 
the example in Figure 15
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