3Com Switch 8800 Advanced Software V5 Configuration Guide

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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 11.
Figure 11 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 12, Figure 13,
and Figure 14.
Figure 12 Create a connection
Console
port
RS-232
Serial port
Connection cable
Console
port
RS-232
Serial port
Connection cable