Installation guide

AT-8000 Series Fast Ethernet Switches Installation Guide

RS-232

Terminal Port

Systems

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Description

The RS-232 Terminal Port is used to establish a local (out-of-band)

management session with the switch and to configure the switch’s

operating parameters. To establish a local management session, you

connect either a VT100 terminal or a personal computer with a terminal

emulation program to the port.

Note

You are not required to manage the AT-8000 Series Fast Ethernet

Switch. The default switch settings may be sufficient for your

network, in which case you can use the unit as an unmanaged

switch. For the switch’s default settings, refer to Appendix B,

Default Switch Settings on page 90.

The RS-232 Terminal Port has a DB-9 female connector and uses a

straight-through RS-232 cable (not provided).

The default settings for the RS-232 Terminal Port are:

# Baud rate: Auto-detect (range 1200 to 115200 bps; default 9600

bps)

# Data bits: 8

# Parity: None

# Stop bits: 1

# Flow control: None

Note

These default settings are for a DEC VT100 or ANSI terminal, or an

equivalent terminal emulation program.