GarrettCom manual Connecting a Management Console Terminal to Magnum 6K8, Removing a 6KPM Card

Magnum 6K8-Series Industrial Field Switch	Installation and User Guide 03/06)
underneath holding the Granddaughter board with the chassis.		Figure 3.6.3a: 8
retaining screws shown by arrows
Step 3. Remove 6KPM Card

Carefully and gently pull out the daughter board from the latching connectors, using both hands, gripping the board near the latch-up connectors as shown in Fig. 3.6.3b

Figure 3.6.3b:

Removing a 6KPM Card

All the same procedures will apply for replacing any 6KPMV module from 6K8- Series managed switches. Follow the steps as described for installing a 6KPMV card discussed in step 3.7.1.

3.7Connecting a Management Console Terminal to Magnum 6K8

Use a DB-9 “null modem” cable (use on any serial port)or “one DB-9 and one USB” ( USB port on the laptop) null modem cable to connect the Magnum6K8-Series Console Port (the RS-232 port on the 6K8-Series Switch) to the your PC, so that your PC becomes the 6K8-Series’s Console Terminal. For Hyper terminal configuration to communicate with 6K-Series Switches, please follow the “Quick Step Guide” come along with the Switch.

http://www.garrettcom.com/techsupport/software/upgrade_mns6k.pdf

Note: A console cable (either of the two types) may be purchased as a separate item with the 6K8-Series unit. They are not “bundled” with the unit.

Consoleor Serial.

(DB-9) Port

Fig 3.7 Enlarged view of Magnum 6K8-Series Console Port area

Note: For a detailed description of Managed Network Software (MNS-6K) and Magnum 6K8-Series Switch configuration for Network Management, please refer to

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