Installation guide

Installation Guide 25
4 Switch Management
The RJ-45 Console port on the front panel of the switch is used to connect a console device to the switch for
out-of-band console configuration. The console device can be a PC or workstation running a VT-100 terminal
emulator, or a VT-100 terminal. A console cable is supplied with the switch for connecting to a PC’s RS-232 serial
DB-9 DTE (COM) port.
The serial port default settings are as follows:
• Default Baud rate - 115200 bps
• CharacterSize - 8 Characters
• Parity - None
• Stop bit - One
• Data bits - 8
• Flow control - None
4.1 Connecting to the Console Port
To connect to the console port:
1. Connect one end of the included RJ-45 to DB-9 serial cable to a DB-9 COM port connector on the network
management computer.
2. Plug in the RJ-45 end of the serial cable to the Console port on the switch.
NOTE To connect to notebooks or other PCs without a DB-9 COM port, use a
USB-to-male DB-9 adapter cable (not supplied).