Terminal Setup, RS-232 console | GE GE-DS-242-POE specification

The minimum system requirements are:

•Clients running Windows 98/ME, NT4.0, 2000/XP, Vista, MAC OS9 or later, Linux, UNIX or other platform compatible with TCP/IP protocols.

•Workstation installed with Ethernet NIC (Network interface Card)

•Serial Port connection (Terminal)

•Above PC with COM Port (DB-9)

•Ethernet Port connection

•Network cables - Use standard network (UTP) cables with RJ45 connectors.

•Above PC installed with WEB Browser and JAVA runtime environment Plug-in

Note: We recommend using Windows XP or Windows 7 with Internet Explorer 6.0 or above for access to the switch management setup.

Terminal Setup

There are three ways to access and setup your switch. They are:

•RS-232 console

•Telnet

•Web Browser

RS-232 console

To configure the system, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or notebook computer and to the serial (console) port of the GE-DS-242-PoE Managed Switch. The console port of the Managed Switch is DCE already, so that you can connect the console port directly through PC without the need of Null Modem.

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