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5. Connecting a Network Management Console
Console interfacing can be established by connecting to the MANAGEMENT
serial port on the front panel of the CrossFire 8600 Token-Ring Switch and/or the
CrossFire 8605 Token-Ring Fiber Switch. Use this connection to set up in-band
management, which is the management of the switch through the network, or out-
of-band management, which is management outside of the network:
•In-band management is a network management system that works thr ough the
network:
— Olicom Switch Manager for HP OpenView for Windows
— Other Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) based applications
— Telnet sessions
•Out-of-band management is a direct console connection to create a console
session for configuring and monitoring switches.
Network management applications (in-band m anage ment) are beyond t he scope of
this guide. See the Olicom Switch Manager for HP OpenView—Guide to
Operations or the documentation supplied with you network management
application. How to connect the serial console (out-of-band management) for
configuring and monitoring the switch is described in this chapte r.
Refer to the section “Console/Telnet Sessions” on page130 for information on
configuring serial console and/or telnet console sessions.

Connecting the Console

The following steps explain connecting a serial terminal to the switch:
1. Connect the switch to a PC or other DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) device
using a straight, 25-pin to 9-pin TIA/EIA-232 cable (commonly known as a RS-
232 cable) and a null modem adapter or a 9-pin to 9-pi n cable . See App endix B
for a description of the cables and adapters.
2. Connect the TIA/EIA-232 cable to the DB-9 MANAGEMENT connector on
the front panel of the switch. This male DB-9 connector on the switch is
configured as a DTE device.
See Figure 20 to view the location of the cable connect ion on the front panel of t he
switch.