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4 – Installation Installing a Switch
4.2.3.2
Configuring the Workstation Serial Port
To configure the workstation serial port, do the following:
1.Connect a null modem F/F DB9 cable from a COM port on the management workstation to the
2.Configure the workstation serial port according to your platform:
For Windows:
a.Open the HyperTerminal application. Choose the Start button, select Programs, Accessories, HyperTerminal, and HyperTerminal.
b.Enter a name for the switch connection and choose an icon in the Connection Description window. Choose the OK button.
c.Enter the following COM Port settings in the COM Properties window and choose the OK button.
Bits per second: 9600
Data Bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop Bits: 1
Flow Control: None
For Linux:
a.Set up minicom to use the serial port. Create or modify the /etc/minirc.dfl file with the following content.
pr portdev/ttyS0 pu minit
pu mreset pu mhangup
b.Verify that all users have permission to run minicom. Review the /etc/minicom.users file and confirm that the line "ALL" exists or that there are specific user entries.
For Solaris: Modify the /etc/remote file to include the following lines. /dev/term/a refers to serial port a. Choose the "dv" setting to match the workstation port to which you connected to the switch.
hardwire:\:dv=/dev/term/a:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D:
3.Proceed to “Connect the Switch to AC Power” on page
