FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-320, April 2005)

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McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual
Installation Tasks
switch or by installation or service personnel and are required to
perform this task:
• A maintenance terminal (desktop or notebook PC) with:
— The Microsoft Windows 98, Windows
2000, Windows
Millennium Edition, Windows XP, or Windows NT 4.0
operating system.
— RS-232 serial communication software (such as ProComm
Plus or HyperTerminal). HyperTerminal is provided with
Windows operating systems.
• An asynchronous RS-232 modem cable.
Perform the following steps to change a switch’s IP address, subnet
mask, or gateway address.
1. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the protective cap from the
9-pin maintenance port at the rear of the switch chassis. Connect
one end of the RS-232 modem cable to the port.
2. Connect the other cable end to a 9-pin communication port
(COM1 or COM2) at the rear of the maintenance terminal PC.
3. Power on the maintenance terminal. After the PC powers on,
the Windows desktop displays. If required, refer to operating
instructions shipped with the PC.
4. At the Windows desktop, click Start at the left side of the task bar.
The Windows Workstation menu displays.
NOTE: The following steps describe changing network addresses using
HyperTerminal serial communication software.
5. At the Windows Workstation menu, sequentially select the
Programs option, Accessories option, Communications option, and
HyperTerminal option. The Connection Description dialog box
displays (Figure 2-25 on page 2-43).