User`s manual

6.2 Settings with Console Connection

6.2.1 Basic of the Console Interface

Please follow the steps to complete the console hardware connection first.

1. Connect from the console port of the switch to COM port of PC with the

console cable.

2. Start the terminal program of Windows. Create a new connection and

select COM port of PC used for the console. Set the configuration of the

terminal as [9600,8,N,1]. (You can find the terminal program in [Start] ->

[Programs] -> [Accessory Programs] -> [Communication] -> [Terminal]. If

you cannot find it, please install it from your Windows Installation Disk.

Please refer to your Windows user manual for the installation.)

3. Power on the switch.

If everything is correct, the booting screen will appear in the terminal program

when the switch is powered on. It will stop at the following screen after some

initializing messages.

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Booting Program Version 1.04.04, built at 15:25:28, Jul 21 2008

RAM: 0x00000000-0x00800000, 0x0000cc78-0x007f3000 available

FLASH: 0x05800000 - 0x05a00000, 32 blocks of 0x00010000 bytes each.

==> enter ^C to abort booting within 3 seconds ......

Start to run system initialization task...

[System Configuration]

Company Name :

Model Name : Switch

MAC Address : 00:C0:F6:64:99:6F

Firmware version : 1.01.09 (built at Aug 6 2008 14:38:24)

Username:

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There are two user modes for the switch - one is administrator mode (privileged

mode), another is guest mode (normal mode).

[ administrator mode ]

The default user name and password is "admin" / ”admin”.

After login the switch, a prompt will be shown. Because this switch supports

command-line for console interface, you can press “?” to check the command list

first.