3Com Switch 4800G 24-Port - Logging I N T Hrough the; Introduction; Setting up the Connection to the Console Port

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LOGGING IN THROUGH THE CONSOLE
PORT
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The default system name of the Switch 4800G is 3Com, that is, the command line
prompt is 3Com. All the following examples take 3Com as the command line
prompt.
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 log
in to an Switch 4800G through its console port only.
To log in to an Ethernet switch through its console port, the related configuration
of the user terminal must be in accordance with that of the console port.
Table 4 lists the default settings of a console port.
After logging in to a switch, you can perform configuration for AUX users. Refer
to section “Console Port Login Configuration” on page 33 for more.
Setting Up the
Connection to the
Console Port
■ Connect the serial port of your PC/terminal to the console port of the switch,
as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3 Diagram for setting the connection to the console port
■ If you use a PC to connect to the console port, launch a terminal emulation
utility (such as Terminal in Windows 3.X or HyperTerminal in Windows
9X/Windows 2000/Windows XP) and perform the configuration shown in
Figure 4 through Figure 6 for the connection to be created. Normally, the
parameters of a terminal are configured as those listed in Table 4.
Table 4 The default settings of a console port
Setting Default
Baud rate 9,600 bps
Flow control Off
Check mode No check bit
Stop bits 1
Data bits 8
PC Switch
RS-232
Configuration cable
Console port