3Com 3CBLSG24 User Guide - Page 22

22 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED Connecting the Workstation to the Switch 1 Connect the workstation to the console port using the console cable as shown in Figure 6. Figure 6 Connecting a Workstation to the Switch using the Console Port Workstation (with terminal emulation software installed) Switch Console Cable Console Port Connection To connect the cable: a Attach the cable's RJ-45 connector to the Console port of the switch. b Attach the other end of the cable to the workstation. 2 Open your terminal emulation software and configure the COM port settings to which you have connected the cable. The settings must be set to match the default settings for the switch, which are: ■ 38,400 baud (bits per second) ■ 8 data bits ■ no parity ■ 1 stop bit ■ no hardware flow control Refer to the documentation that accompanies the terminal emulation software for more information. 3 Power up the switch. The Power on Self Test (POST) will be performed. The Switch 2916 and 2924 takes approximately one minute to boot. Manually set the IP Address using the Console Port You are now ready to manually set up the switch with IP information using the command line interface. ■ You need to have the following information: ■ IP address ■ subnet mask ■ default gateway