Asante Technologies 9000 manual Connecting To a Console

Configuring for Management

Connecting To a Console

Use the following procedure to make the cable connection from a terminal to the console port on the Management Engine of the IntraChassis 9000.

1 Using a straight-throughRS-232 cable with a 9-pin male D-subminiature plug at one end, connect a terminal or workstation (PC or Macintosh) running a terminal emula- tor to the Console port on the front of the IntraChassis 9000.

2 Make sure both units are powered on.

If using a PC with a terminal emulator, make sure it is con- figured with the following terminal settings:

❑Baud: 9600

❑Data Bits: 8

❑Parity: None

❑Stop Bits: 1

❑Flow Control: None

3 Once connected, the Local Management Main Menu appears on the terminal screen.

For further information on setting an IP address for configuration of a terminal, or a PC running a VT100 terminal or emulator (such as HyperTerminal, ProComm, or ZTerm), see “System IP Configuration” in Chapter 3.

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