Technical data

Using the BayStack 350 Series 10/100 Autosense Switch
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Console/Service Port Cabling
You can connect a console terminal directly to the BayStack 350 switch console/
service port, or you can connect a modem to the console/service port for remote
access to the CI menus and screens.
Console Terminal Requirements
To connect a console terminal to the BayStack 350 switch console/service port,
you need the following equipment:
• An ASCII character terminal that has an RS-232 serial port, or a computer
that has an RS-232 serial port and terminal emulation (typically a PC running
common communications software)
• A standard RS-232 serial communications cable with a DB-9 connector at one
end for connection to the console/service port, and an appropriate connector
(typically a DB-9 or DB-25 connector) at the other end for connection to the
serial port on the console terminal
Modem Requirements
To connect a modem to the BayStack 350 switch console/service port, you need
the following equipment:
• A 9600 baud (or higher speed) modem is recommended. The console/service
port speed is set to 9600 baud (the factory default setting), but supports 2400
to 38400 baud, as long as the speed at both ends of the communications link is
identical.
• A standard RS-232 serial communications null-modem cable with a DB-9
connector at one end for connection to the console/service port, and an
appropriate connector (typically a DB-9 or DB-25 connector) at the other end
for connection to the modem’s serial port.
Set the modem’s serial port speed to match the speed of the BayStack 350 switch
console/service port (9600 baud is the default). See “
Console/Service Port
Configuration” on page 3-45 to modify the console/service port parameters.
Note:
To ensure correct connections between the console/service port and the
console terminal or modem port, refer to the service-port pin assignments in
Appendix C, “Connectors and Pin Assignments.”