3Com Switch 8800 Advanced Software V5 Configuration Guide

1
LOGGING IN TO A SWITCH
Setting up the
Configuration
Environment Through
the Console Port
1 Set up the local configuration environment by connecting the serial port of the
computer (or a terminal) with the Console port of the switch through a cable, as
shown in
Figure 1.
Figure 1 Set up the local configuration environment through the Console port
2 Run the terminal emulation program (Terminal in Windows 3.X or HyperTerminal
in Windows 9X, etc.), and configure the terminal communication parameters as
follows: baud rate as 9,600 bit/s, data bits as 8, stop bit as 1, parity and flow
control as none, and terminal type as VT100, as shown in
Figure 2, Figure 3, and
Figure 4.
Figure 2 Create a connection
Console
port
RS-232
Serial port
Connection cable
Console
port
RS-232
Serial port
Connection cable