38CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT
Connecting to the To set up your Switch manually you can make a connection to the console Console Port port, (this example describes a local connection to the console port,
rather than one using a modem). You can do this whilst the Switch is offline, that is, before you connect the Switch to a network, or whilst the Switch is online, that is, connected to a network.
Prerequisites
■A workstation with terminal emulation software installed, such as Microsoft Hyperterminal. This software allows you to communicate with the Switch using the console port directly.
■Documentation supplied with the terminal emulation software.
■The console cable
You can find pin-out diagrams for the cable in Appendix on page 89.
■You need to have the following so that you can manually set up the Switch with IP information:
■IP address
■subnet mask
■default gateway
■management VLAN ID, normally set to the default value (1)
Connecting the Workstation to the Switch
1Connect the workstation to the console port using the console cable as shown in Figure 12.
Figure 12 Connecting a Workstation to the Switch using the Console Port
Workstation
(with terminal emulationSwitch software installed)
Console Port
Connection
Console Cable
To connect the cable:
aAttach the
bAttach the other end of the cable to the workstation and tighten the retaining screws on the cable to prevent it from being loosened.