Chapter 7

Establishing Switch Access

This chapter describes various methods for accessing the Avaya P330 CLI, including:

a terminal to the serial port on the switch

P330 Sessions

a workstation running a Telnet session connected via the network

a remote terminal/workstation attached via a modem (PPP connection)

Establishing a Serial Connection

This section describes the procedure for establishing switch access between a terminal and the Avaya P330 switch over the serial port provided on the front panel of the P330 (RJ-45 connector labeled "Console").

Configuring the Terminal Serial Port Parameters

The serial port settings for using a terminal or terminal emulator are as follows:

Baud Rate - 9600 bps

Data Bits - 8 bits

Parity - None

Stop Bit - 1

Flow Control - None

Terminal Emulation - VT-100

Connecting a Terminal to the Avaya P330 Serial port

Perform the following steps to connect a terminal to the Avaya P330 Switch Console port for acessing the text-based CLI:

1The P330 device is supplied with a console cable and a RJ-45-to-DB-9 adaptor. Use these items to connect the serial (COM) port on your PC/terminal to the Avaya P330 console port.

2Ensure that the serial port settings on the terminal are 9600 baud, 8 bits, 1 stop bit and no parity.

3When you are prompted for a Login Name, enter the default login. The default login is root.

4When you are promoted for a password, enter the user level password root.

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Avaya P332G-ML manual Establishing a Serial Connection, Configuring the Terminal Serial Port Parameters