8.Connect the female end of the supplied AC power adapter cable to the power receptacle on the back of the switch.
9.Connect the
When you apply power, the Power LED on the switch’s front panel will be Yellow, as it conducts a Power On Self Test (POST). After the switch passes the POST, the Power LED will change to Green and the switch is functional and ready to pass data.
If the Power LED does not go on, check that the power cable is plugged in correctly and that the power source is good. If this does not resolve the problem, refer to Appendix B, Troubleshooting.
Step 6: Connecting to the Console Port to Manage the Switch (initial configuration)
Your NETGEAR Model GSM712/GSM712F Managed Gigabit Switch contains software for viewing, changing, and monitoring the way it works. This management software is not required for the switch to work. However, the management software can let you improve the efficiency of the switch and, as a result, improve its overall performance as well as the performance of your network. The remainder of this section describes how to initialize the management software to the first time you use the management features.
After you
To connect a console to the switch:
10.Connect a VT100/ANSI terminal or a PC, Apple Macintosh, or UNIX workstation to the switch’s console port, labeled Console, using the
11.If you attached a PC, Apple Macintosh, or UNIX workstation, start a
Microsoft Windows users can use HyperTerminal, which comes with the Windows operating systems.
Macintosh users can use ZTerm.
UNIX users can use a terminal emulator such as TIP.
12.Configure the
Data bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop bit: 1
Flow control: none
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