Specifications

2-4
Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide
Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004
Chapter 2 Configuring General Switch Features
Initializing the Switch
Figure 2-1 Workstation Connection to Console Port
To initialize the switch, use the following procedure.
Step 1 Physically connect a terminal or workstation to the PXM45 UI-S3 back card as shown in Figure 2-1.
You can use any personal computer or UNIX workstation with VT-100 emulation software.
Note You can connect the terminal to a PXM45 in either slot 7 or slot 8.
Step 2 Start the terminal, or, if you are using a workstation, start a terminal emulation program and configure
it to connect to the switch through the serial port on the workstation. For instructions on configuring the
terminal emulation program, refer to the documentation for the program.
The default switch configuration supports the following settings: 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop
bit, no hardware flow control.
Step 3 At the workstation, enter the command that connects the terminal emulation program to another
computer.
Step 4 If the switch power is not on, turn on the switch power as described in either the Cisco MGX 8850
Hardware Installation Guide (PXM45/B and PXM1E) or the Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation
Guide.
Note You can connect the workstation to the switch before or after power is applied. If you connect
the terminal emulation program to the switch before power is applied, the terminal emulation
program displays the switch startup messages.