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Cisco MGX 8220 Installation and Configuration
Release 5.0, Part Number 78-6430-03 Rev. D0, November 2003
Chapter
Setting-Up Management Connectivity to the Ci sco MGX 8220 Shelf
Connecting Using the Control Por t
There are two methods of connecting to the control port.
•Connecting a PC using the COM Port, page 3-10
•Connecting a Terminal Server, page 3-10

Connecting a PC using the COM Port

You can use a PC to access the shelf using Telnet, SNM P, or TFTP by com pleting the following steps:
1. Set up the control port on the Cisco MGX 8220 shelf entering the cnfifip command and i nt er face
type of 28 as describ ed in the “Setting-Up IP Addresses for Control Port, LAN Port, or In-Band
Access” section on page3-8.
2. Make sure the PC has TCP/IP in s ta lle d an d i s co n figur ed f o r S LI P co m mu n ication.
3. Configure the PC COM Port to match the control port (data rate, parity, and so on).
4. Using the control port IP address, ping Cisco MGX 8220 to check connectivity.
5. Start the Telnet application for ente ring C L I c ommands, the SNMP manager ap p lic ation for
managing Cisco MGX 8220 through SNMP comma nds, or start the TFTP application to configure
or collect statistics.

Connecting a Terminal S erver

If the workstation used for entering c om mands is to be connected over a terminal s erver, comp l ete the
following steps:
1. Set up the control port on Cisco MGX 8220 entering the cnfifipcommand with an interface type of
28. Refer to the “Setting-Up IP Addresses for Control Port, LAN Port, or In-Band Access” section
on page3-8.
2. Make sure the terminal server has TCP/IP installed and is configured for SLIP communication.
3. Configure the terminal server RS-232 port to match that of control port (data rate, parity, and so
on).
4. Set up the IP address of the cont rol port of t he t er mina l s erv er (RS -232 ) to t hat of C isc o MGX8220
control port ID address.
5. Using the control port IP address, ping from the X-Term workstation to Cisco MGX8220 to check
connectivity.
6. Using the control port IP address of the Cisco MGX 8220 shelf as the destination address, start the
Telnet applicatio n f or e nt ering C LI c omm ands, t he S NMP ma nage r app li cat ion for m ana ging Ci sco
MGX 8220 through SNMP comm an ds , or s t ar t t h e TFT P application to configure or co ll ect
statistics.
If the communication link hangs while in Telnet, enter the ^[ two-key sequence.