Installing a FastIron Compact Switch
December 2008 © 2008 Foundry Networks, Inc. 3 - 11
Attaching a PC or Terminal
To assign an IP address, you must have access to the Command Line Interface (CLI). The CLI is a text-based
interface that can be accessed through a direct serial connection to the device and through Telnet connections.
The CLI is described in detail in the Foundry Switch and Router Command Line Interface Reference.
You need to assign an IP address using the CLI. You can access the CLI by attaching a serial cable to the
Console port. After you assign an IP address, you can access the system through Telnet, the Web management
interface, or IronView Network Manager.
To attach a management station using the serial port:
1. Connect a PC or terminal to the serial port of the system using a straight-through cable. The serial port has a
male DB-9 connector.
NOTE: You need to run a terminal emulation program on the PC.
2. Open the terminal emulation program and set the session parameters as follows:
• Baud: 9600 bps
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop bits: 1
• Flow control: None
When you establish the serial connection to the system, press Enter to display the CLI prompt in the terminal
emulation window. For example:
•FastIron>
•FastIron-PREM>
If you see one of these prompts, you are now connected to the system and can proceed to “Assigning Permanent
Passwords” on page 4-1.
You can customize the prompt by changing the system name. See the Foundry FastIron Configuration Guide (for
FastIron X Series compact devices) or the Foundry Switch and Router Installation and Basic Configuration Guide
(for FES devices).
If you do not see one of these prompts:
1. Make sure the cable is securely connected to your PC and to the Foundry system.
2. Check the settings in your terminal emulation program. In addition to the session settings listed above, make
sure the terminal emulation session is running on the same serial port you attached to the Foundry system.
The EIA/TIA 232 serial communication port serves as a connection point for management by a PC or SNMP
workstation. Foundry switches and Layer 3 Switches come with a standard male DB-9 connector, shown in Figure
3.4.
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