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2 Logging in through the Console Port
Introduction
To log in through the Console port is the most common way to log into a switch. It is also the prerequisite
to configure other login methods. By default, you can locally log into an S3100 Ethernet switch through
its Console port only.
Table 2-1 lists the default settings of a Console port.
Table 2-1 The default settings of a Console port
Setting Default
Baud rate 9,600 bps
Flow control None
Check mode (Parity) None
Stop bits 1
Data bits 8
To log into a switch through the Console port, make sure the settings of both the Console port and the
user terminal are the same.
After logging into a switch, you can perform configuration for AUX users. Refer to section “
Console Port
Login Configuration
” for more.
Logging in through the Console Port
Following are the procedures to connect to a switch through the Console port.
1) Connect the serial port of your PC/terminal to the Console port of the switch, as shown in
Figure
2-1.
Figure 2-1 Diagram for connecting to the Console port of a switch
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