Hardware Installation
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NETGEAR Managed Stackable Switch M5300 Series
Connect a Console to the Switch
After you install the switch and apply power, you can connect to it with a terminal or
workstation. You can use the command-line interface (CLI) to identify the IP address.
To use a console, you need the following items:
• VT100/ANSI terminal, or a Windows or
Apple Macintosh computer, or a UNIX
workstation.
• Depending on the connector type at your computer or terminal, you need an appropriate
cable.
- USB cable (shipped with the product) for use with the USB port
- Null-modem cable (not included) with 9-pin connectors (DB9) on each end for use
with the DB9 port
To connect a console to the switch:
1. Connect a cable to the appropriate console port on the rear of the switch.
RS232
port
Mini-USB console port
switch
USB/DB9
USB host port
2. If you are using the DB9 or USB console port, select the appropriate setting using the
console slide switch on the rear panel.
• Select the mini-USB (cable included) as the console port by pushing the slide switch
to the left. Use the resource CD to install the USB driver on your computer
.
• Select the DB9 (cable not included) as the console port by pushing the slide switch to
the right.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to your computer
, workstation, or terminal.
4. If you attached a workstation, start a terminal emulation program.
• On Microsoft Windows computers, you can use HyperTerminal or o install another
terminal emulator such as Tera Term.
• On a Macintosh, you can use ZT
erm.
• On UNIX systems, you can use a terminal emulator such as
TIP.
5. Configure the terminal emulation program to use the following settings:
• Baud rate: 1
15,200 bps
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: none
• Stop bit: 1
• Flow control: none
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