24 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED
Logging in to the
Switch
Setting up
Configuration
Environment through
the Console Port
1 To set up the local configuration environment, connect the serial port of a PC (or a
terminal) to the console port of the Switch with the console cable (see
Figure 2).
Figure 2 Setting up the Local Configuration Environment through the Console Port
2 Run terminal emulator (such as Terminal on Windows 3X or the Hyper Terminal on
Windows 9X) on the PC. Set the terminal communication parameters as follows:
■ Baud rate = 9600
■ Databit = 8
■ Parity check = none
■ Stopbit = 1
■ Flow control = none
■ Terminal type = VT100
Console port
RS-232 Serial port
Console cable