Allied Telesis 2.6.1 manual Connecting a Terminal or PC, Terminal Communication Parameters

14 AT-8800 Series Switch User Guide

Connecting a Terminal or PC

The first thing to do after physically installing the switch is to start a terminal or terminal emulation session to access the switch. Then you can use the command line interface (CLI) to configure the switch. If you wish to configure the switch using the Graphical User Interface, you must first access the CLI and assign an IP address to at least one interface.

You can use a PC running terminal emulation software as the manager console instead of a terminal. Many terminal emulation applications are available for the PC, but the most readily available is the HyperTerminal application included in Microsoft® Windows™ 95, Windows™ 98, and Windows™ 2000. In a normal Windows™ installation HyperTerminal is located in the Accessories group. In Windows™ 2000, HyperTerminal is located in the Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications menu.

The key to successfully using terminal emulation software with the switch is to configure the communications parameters in the terminal emulation software to match the default settings of the console port on the switch. For instructions on how to configure HyperTerminal, see the AT-8800 Series Switch Hardware Reference.

To start a terminal session, connect to the switch in one of the following ways:

■Connect a VT100-compatible terminal to the RS-232 Terminal Port (asyn0), set the communications parameters on the terminal (Table 1 on page 14), and press [Enter] a few times until the router’s login prompt appears

OR

■Connect the COM port of a PC running terminal emulation software such as Windows Terminal or HyperTerminal to the RS-232 Terminal Port (asyn0), set the communications parameters on the terminal emulation software (Table 1 on page 14), and press [Enter] a few times until the router’s login prompt appears.

Terminal Communication Parameters

Check that the terminal or modem’s communication settings match the settings of the asynchronous port. By default, the asynchronous port (also known as the Console, RS-232, or Config port) on the switch is set to the parameters shown in Table 1 on page 14:

Table 1: Parameters for terminal communication

Parameter	Value
Baud rate	9600
Data bits	8
Parity	None
Stop bits	1
Flow control	Hardware

Refer to the user manual supplied with the terminal or modem for details of how to change the communications settings for the terminal or modem.

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