Installing the Series 8200zl Switch

Installation Procedures

If you want to operate the console using a different configuration, ensure you change the settings on both the terminal and on the switch. Change the switch settings first, then change the terminal settings, and reestablish the console session.

Direct Console Access

To connect a console to the switch, follow these steps:

1.Connect the PC or terminal to the switch’s Console Port using the console cable included with the switch. (If your PC or terminal has a 25- pin serial connector, first attach a 9-to-25 pin straight-through adapter to the PC end of the cable, then attach the console cable to the 9-pin connector and plug in the RJ-45 connector to the switch.)

PC running a terminal emulator program, or a VT-100 terminal

console cable supplied with the switch

console port

Switch

Series the Installing

 

8200zl

 

 

Note

The Console Port is a serial not an Ethernet connection.

Figure 2-14. Console Connected to Switch

2.Turn on the terminal or

PC’s power and, if using a PC, start the PC terminal program.

3.Press the Enter key two or three times and you will see the copyright page and the message “Press any key to continue”. Press a key, and you will then see the switch console CLI prompt.

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