Planet Technology user manual VC-412 User’s Manual

VC-412 User’s Manual

The VC-412 contains a powerful management interface accessible through the Console Port. This section will discuss connecting to the switch through Console Port or Telnet. For connection to the VC-412 via the console port, you must use the included DB-9 to DB-9 cable.

Once out of the box and powered on, you must use the Console Port to setup the switch core settings. Some of the basic settings include:

•Switch Management Module IP Address

•Gateway Address

•Subnet Mask

•Password Settings

To setup Console connection, use the DB9-to-DB9 cable to connect the VC-412 Console port to PC COM port.

Once the VC-412 Console port is connected to the PC COM port, start any terminal application. Subsequently, configure the terminal application settings with following variables:

Baud Rate	Data Bits	Parity	Stop Bits	Flow Control
19200bps	8	None	1	None

Once connected, password authentication is required. The default password is admin.

Console and Telnet share similar interfaces, the main difference between them is that Console connects to the Switch directly through a cable. Telnet connects to the switch remotely via an IP Address. Therefore, to use Telnet to access to the Switch, you will first need to assign a valid IP address to the Switch through the Console. Otherwise use the factory default IP address listed in the Appendix A. Web-Based interfaces also required the same Switch IP, however the interfaces are different from Console and Telnet. (This will be discussed in the Chapter 3.)

To assign an IP address to the Switch:

1.Select Management Configuration option from the Main Menu.

2.Select System Configuration option from the Submenu.

3.Select IP Address option.

4.Enter valid IP address.

5.When setting up Gateway Address and Subnet Mask repeat Step 2 and select the appropriate option in the menu. Refer to your network administrator for your appropriate Gateway Address and Subnet Mask.

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