Asante Technologies 5324 user manual Console Configuration, Connecting to the Console port

Console Configuration

Setting up for Management

To manually configure the IntraSwitch with an IP address via the switch’s Console port, use a VT100 terminal or a VT100 ter- minal emulator running on a workstation or personal computer (PC) to connect to the switch’s Local Management Interface.

1	Using a straight-through RS-232 cable with a 9-pin
	male D-subminiature plug at one end, connect a

terminal or workstation (PC) running a terminal emulator to the Console port on the front of the IntraSwitch.

Figure 2-5 Connecting to the Console port

2	Make sure both units are powered on.
	If using a PC with a terminal emulator, make
	sure it is configured with the following terminal
	settings:
	❏ Bits Per Second: 9600
	❏	Data Bits: 8
	❏	Parity: None
	❏	Stop Bits: 1
	❏	Flow Control: None
3	The switch’s Local Management Interface Main
	Menu appears on the terminal screen, as shown

in Figure 2-6.

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