3Com 9100 manual Connecting Equipment to the Console Port, Function Pin Number Direction

28CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION AND SETUP

Stacking the Switch Up to four units can be placed on top of one another. If mixing and Other Devices SuperStack II devices, the smaller units must be positioned at the top

using rubber pads.

This section relates only to physically placing the devices on top of each other. The switch cannot be used to form a logical stack. It cannot be linked to other switches using special expansion cables to form a larger switch.

Apply the pads to the underside of the device by sticking a pad in the marked area at each corner of the switch. Place the devices on top of each other, ensuring that the pads of the upper device line up with the recesses of the lower device.

Connecting Equipment to the Console Port

Connection to the console port is used for direct local management. The Switch 9100 console port settings are set as follows:

■Baud rate — 9600

■Data bits — 8

■Stop bit — 1

■Parity — None

■Flow control — XON/XOFF

The terminal connected to the console port on the switch must be configured with the same settings. This procedure will be described in the documentation supplied with the terminal.

Appropriate cables are available from your local supplier. To make your own cables, pinouts for a DB-9 male console connector are described in Table 6.

Table 6 Console Connector Pinouts

Function	Pin Number	Direction
DCD (data carrier detect)	1	In
RXD (receive data)	2	In
TXD (transmit data)	3	Out
DTR (data terminal ready)	4	Out

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