Connecting to the Switch
1-2 Setting Up a Switch for the First Time
If the adapter cable requires a driver, install the driver on your computer. (These drivers
are usually provided by the vendor of the adapter cable.)
– Connect the adapter cable’s USB connector to a USB port on your PC or laptop and
determine which COM port has been assigned to that USB port.
(On Windows 7, this information is displayed in the Device Manager window.)
– Connect the adapter cable’s DB9 male connector to the DB9 female-to-DB9 female cable
shipped with the switch.
– Connect the free end of the DB9 female-to-DB9 female cable to the switch console port.
• You have access to a TFTP server. Since this procedure assumes that the switch is not
connected to a network, the TFTP server application should be locally installed on your PC or
laptop. TFTP servers are available on the Internet for purchase or free download.
Review your TFTP server documentation for information about how to configure the server.
In particular, you must configure the upload/download directory used by the TFTP server.
• You have downloaded the latest firmware for the switch from the Enterasys web site to your
computer, unzipped/uncompressed the firmware, and copied the firmware to the upload/
download directory configured for your TFTP server (see previous bullet). The firmware is
available at this Enterasys location:
https://extranet.enterasys.com/downloads
Review the Release Notes for the downloaded firmware to check for any upgrade notices or
limitations that may apply to your switch.
Connecting to the Switch
Follow these steps to connect to the switch and set its IP address:
1. Connect your PC or laptop to the console port of the switch, as described above.
2. On your computer, start your terminal emulation program and set the serial session
parameters, including the following:
– Transmit speed or baud rate = 9600
– Data bits = 8
– Parity = None
– Stop bits = 1
– Mode = 7 bit control, if available
– Specify the appropriate COM port
3. Open the terminal emulation session, then power up the switch.
4. In the window of the terminal emulation session, you will see switch boot up output.
5. When the boot up output is complete, the system prints a Username prompt.
6. Log in to the system by typing the default username admin, then pressing the Enter key at the
Password prompt. You will see a Welcome screen similar to the following.
Username:admin
Password:
Note: Using TFTP to copy the latest firmware to the switch is recommended because it is faster.
However, if you cannot use a TFTP server, you can download the firmware over the console port.
That procedure is described in “Downloading Firmware via the Serial Port” on page 1-10.
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