Instruction manual
Using the Console Interface
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The Service Port Configuration screen contains the fields listed in Table 3-10.
Table 3-10. Service Port Configuration screen fields
Field Description
Service Port Data Bits: Current service port data bit setting (read-only field).
Service Port Parity: Current service port parity setting (read-only field).
Service Port Stop Bits: Current service port stop bit setting (read-only field).
Console Port Speed: Allows user to set the switch service port baud rate to match the console terminal
baud rate setting.
Caution: If you choose a baud rate that does not match your console terminal
baud rate, you will lose communication with the configuration interface when you
press [Enter]. If communication is lost, set your console terminal to match the
new service port setting.
Default Value: 9600 Baud
Range: 2400 Baud, 4800 Baud, 9600 Baud, 19200 Baud, 38400 Baud
Console Password: Enables password-protection for accessing the CI through a TELNET session,
through a console terminal, or both.
If you set this field to “Required,” you can use the Logout command to restrict
access to the CI. Thereafter, you will need to supply the correct password at the
Console terminal password prompt. Refer to the Console Read-only Password
and the Console Read-Write Password field for more options.
Default Value: Not Required
Range: Not Required, Required for TELNET, Required for Console,
Required for Both
Console Read-only
Password:
When the Console Password field is set to “Required” (for TELNET, for Console,
or for Both; see Console Password field), this field allows read-only password
protection to the CI. Users can access the CI using the correct password (see
Default Value) but cannot change any parameters, use the Reset command, or
use the Reset to Default command.
Default Value: user
Range: Any ASCII string of up to 15 printable characters
Console Read-Write
Password:
When the Console Password field is set to “Required” (for TELNET, for Console,
or for Both; see Console Password field), this field allows read-write password
protection to the CI. Users can log in to the CI, using the correct password (see
Default Value), and can change any parameters.
Note that the default passwords for read-only access and read-write access can
be changed to your own private password.
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