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Brocade 5100 configuration 2 3. After POST is complete, verify that the switch power and status LEDs on the left of the port side of the switch are green. Creating a serial connection You will perform all basic configuration tasks in this guide using a serial connection. Complete the following steps to create a serial connection to the switch. 1. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the switch and to an RS-232 serial port on the workstation. If the serial port on the workstation is RJ-45 instead of RS-232, remove the adapter on the end of the serial cable and insert the exposed RJ-45 connector into the RJ-45 serial port on the workstation. 2. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or TERM, TIP, or Kermit in a UNIX environment), and configure the application as follows: • In a Windows environment: Parameter Bits per second Databits Parity Stop bits Flow control Value 9600 8 None 1 None • In a UNIX environment, enter the following string at the prompt: tip /dev/ttyb -9600 If ttyb is already in use, use ttya instead and enter the following string at the prompt: tip /dev/ttya -9600 Switch IP address You can configure the Brocade 5100 with a static IP address, or you can use a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to set the IP address of the switch. DHCP is enabled by default. The Brocade 5100 supports both IPv4 and IPv6. Using DHCP to set the IP address When using DHCP, the Brocade 5100 obtains its IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway address from the DHCP server. The DHCP client can only connect to a DHCP server that is on the same subnet as the switch. If your DHCP server is not on the same subnet as the Brocade 5100, use a static IP address. Setting a static IP address Perform the following steps to set a static IP address on the switch. Brocade 5100 Hardware Reference Manual 11 53-1000854-02