3Com 3C94024 Getting Started Guide - Page 35

Initial Management Access 35 With an IP interface and either the in-band or the out-of-band port, you use the rlogin or Telnet commands to access the Administration Console using TCP/IP from a host computer. You can also use the IP interface to manage the system with an external management application via SNMP or the Web Management software. Initial Management Access The first time that you access your system, you connect through the Console port using a terminal or terminal emulator. These are the default settings for this port: 9600 baud, 8 bits, 1 stop bit, No parity. When you access the Administration Console using the Console port, you see this prompt: Select access level (read, write, administer): 1 At the prompt, enter: administer 2 At the password prompt, press Return. The following menu appears: Menu options: system - Administer system-level functions management - Administer system management interface ethernet - Administer Ethernet ports bridge - Administer bridging/VLANs ip - Administer IP snmp - Administer SNMP analyzer - Administer Roving Analysis script - Run a script of console commands logout - Logout of the Administration Console Type ? for help Select menu option: Use this menu to change the Console port baud setting for the terminal or to configure your system for another management access mechanism. Changing the Console Port Baud Setting To change the baud setting of the Console port: 1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter: system serialPort serialPortMode 2 At the prompt, if the default value shown in brackets is modem, enter console. Otherwise, press Return. 3 Enter baudRate. 4 Enter 9600 for the Console port. The system supports these baud settings: 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, and 1200. The system displays this message: Enter new value (1200-19200) [1200]: 9600 Error setting baud rate to 9600. Baud rate will change upon next connection.