SGS-6341-Series User Manual

Chapter 3 Switch Management
3.1 Management Options
After purchasing the switch, the user needs to configure the switch for network management. Switch provides
two management options: in-band management and out-of-band management.
3.1.1 Out-Of-Band Management
Out-of-band management is the management through Console interface. Generally, the user will use
out-of-band management for the initial switch configuration, or when in-band management is not available.
For instance, the SGS-6341 Series default IP address is 192.168.0.254 or the user can try to assign a new IP
address to the switch via the Console interface to be able to access the switch through Telnet.
The procedures for managing the switch via Console interface are listed below:
Step 1: Setting up the environment:
Figure 3-1 Out-of-band Management Configuration Environment
As shown in the above, the serial port (RS232) is connected to the switch with the serial cable provided. The
table below lists all the devices used in the connection.
Device Name Description
PC machine Has functional keyboard and RS232, with terminal emulator
installed, such as Tera Term and hyper terminal.
Serial port cable One end is connected to the RS232 serial port; the other end to
the console port.
Switch Functional console port required.
Step 2： Entering the HyperTerminal
Open the HyperTerminal included in Windows after the connection established. The example below is based
on the HyperTerminal included in Windows XP.
1) Click Start menu - All Programs -Accessories -Communication - HyperTerminal.
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