3Com 3CBLSF26H manual Getting Started with the Command Line Interface, Prerequisites

5 CLI Reference Guide

This chapter describes using the Command Line Interface (CLI) to manage the switch. The switch is managed through the CLI from a direct connection to the switch console port.

Getting Started with the Command Line Interface

Using the CLI, network managers enter configuration commands and parameters to configure the switch.

Prerequisites

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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 (RJ-45) supplied with your switch.

Logging on to the CLI

1)Connect the workstation to the console port using the console cable as shown in Figure 5-1.

Figure 5-1Connecting a Workstation to the switch using the Console Port

2)Open your terminal emulation software and configure the COM port settings to which you have connected the cable. The settings must be set to match the default settings for the switch, which

are:

z38,400 baud (bits per second)

z8 data bits

zno parity

z1 stop bit

zno hardware flow control

3)Turn on the switch. The user will be prompted to press the Enter key if the switch successfully completes POST (power-on self test). The prompt (such as < Command-Line >) appears after the user presses the Enter key.

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