Bay Technical Associates 350 manual Service Port Cabling, Console Terminal Requirements

Using the BayStack 350 10/100 Autosense Switch

Service Port Cabling

You can connect a console terminal directly to the BayStack 350 switch service port, or you can connect a modem to the switch service port for remote access to the CI menus and screens.

Note: To ensure correct connections between the service port and the console terminal or modem port, refer to the service-port pin assignments in Appendix B, “Connectors and Pin Assignments.”

Console Terminal Requirements

To connect a console terminal to the BayStack 350 switch service port, you need the following equipment:

•An ASCII character terminal that has an RS-232 serial port, or a computer that has an RS-232 serial port and terminal emulation (typically a PC running common communications software)

•A standard RS-232 serial communications cable with a DB-9 connector at one end for connection to the service port, and an appropriate connector (typically a DB-9 or DB-25 connector) at the other end for connection to the serial port on the console terminal

Modem Requirements

To connect a modem to the BayStack 350 switch service port, you need the following equipment:

•A 9600 baud (or higher speed) modem is recommended. The service port speed is set to 9600 baud (the default factory setting), but supports 2400 to 38400 baud, as long as the speed at both ends of the communications link are identical.

•A standard RS-232 serial communications null-modem cable with a DB-9 connector at one end for connection to the service port, and an appropriate connector (typically a DB-9 or DB-25 connector) at the other end for connection to the modem’s serial port.

Set the modem’s serial port speed to match the speed of the BayStack 350 switch service port (9600 baud is the default). See “Service Port Configuration” on page 3-37 to modify the switch service port.

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