Installation guide

40 Brocade NetIron CES 2000 and NetIron CER 2000 Hardware Installation Guide

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PC or terminal attachment

You need to assign an IP address using the CLI. You can access the CLI by attaching a serial cable

to the Console port. After you assign an IP address, you can access the system through Telnet or

IronView Network Manager.

Attaching a PC or terminal

Follow the steps given below to attach a management station using the serial port.

1. Connect a PC or terminal to the serial port of the system using a straight-through cable. The

serial port has a male DB-9 connector.

NOTE

You need to run a terminal emulation program on the PC.

2. Open the terminal emulation program and set the session parameters as follows:

• Baud: 9600 bps

• Data bits: 8

• Parity: None

• Stop bits: 1

• Flow control: None

When you establish the serial connection to the system, press Enter to display the CLI prompt in the

terminal emulation window. For example:

NetIron>

If you see this of these prompt, you are now connected to the system and can proceed to

“Password assignment” on page 41.

You can customize the prompt by changing the system name. For more information, refer to the

NetIron Configuration Guide.

If you do not see one of these prompts, follow the instructions given below.

1. Make sure the cable is securely connected to your PC and to the Brocade system.

2. Check the settings in your terminal emulation program. In addition to the session settings

listed above, make sure the terminal emulation session is running on the same serial port you

attached to the Brocade system.

The EIA/TIA 232 serial communication port serves as a connection point for management by a PC

or SNMP workstation.