Instruction manual

Using the Console Interface
893-00992-A 3-3
Connecting to the BayStack 350T Switch Service Port
To connect a console terminal or modem to the BayStack 350T switch service
port, follow these steps:
1. Plug the RS-232 cable DB-9 receptacle into the service port plug. Secure
the connection with the two screws on the DB-9 receptacle.
2. Plug the other end of the RS-232 cable (DB-9 or DB-25, as appropriate)
into the console terminal or modem RS-232 serial port.
Accessing the CI Menus
You can access the CI menus through a local console terminal, remotely through a
dial-up modem connection, or through a TELNET session.
To access the CI menus through a TELNET session, your workstation must be
configured with an IP address, and you must know the IP address of the switch in
order to establish a link. You can configure an IP address for the BayStack 350T
switch using a console terminal (as described in this section). If you have a BootP
server on your network, the IP address for the switch will be detected and you will
not have to configure the IP address. Refer to your TELNET documentation for
information about establishing TELNET connections.
To access the CI menus, complete the following steps:
1. Power up the console terminal, or make sure that your PC is running in
terminal-emulation mode.
2. Set the console terminal configuration parameters as follows:
• 9600 baud
• 8 data bits
• no parity
• 1 stop bit
3. Place the console terminal online; do not leave it in setup mode.
4. Press [Ctrl]+C on the console terminal keyboard.
The CI Main Menu appears on the screen; for more information about using
the CI Main Menu, proceed to “
Using the CI Menus.”
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