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Management Ports, Accessing the RJ-45 Console Port (RS-232)

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7 Management Ports Besides the 10 Gigabit and 40 Gigabit switch ports, the S4820T provides several ports for management and storage. Accessing the RJ-45 Console Port (RS-232) NOTE: Before starting this procedure, be sure that your PC has a 9-pin serial port and that you have a terminal emulation program already installed and running on the PC. NOTE: If your PC's serial port cannot accept a female DB-9 connector, you need to acquire a DB-9 male-tomale adaptor. The RS-232/RJ-45 console port is located (and labeled) on the PSU-side of the S4820T chassis (see Figure 7-1). Figure 7-1. Location of Console Port RJ-45 Console Port External Ethernet Management Port To access the console port, follow these steps: Step Task 1 Install the provided RJ-45 connector side of the provided copper cable into the S4820T console port. 2 Install the DB-9 female side of the provided copper cable into your PC's serial port (or into other DTE terminal server hardware that you intend to use). 3 Keep the default terminal settings on the S4820T console as follows: • 9600 baud rate • No parity • 8 data bits • 1 stop bit • No flow control Management Ports | 45

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Management Ports
Besides the 10 Gigabit and 40 Gigabit switch ports, the S4820T provides several ports for management
and storage.
Accessing the RJ-45 Console Port (RS-232)
NOTE:
Before starting this procedure, be sure that your PC has a 9-pin serial port and that you have a
terminal emulation program already installed and running on the PC.
NOTE:
If your PC’s serial port cannot accept a female DB-9 connector, you need to acquire a DB-9 male-to-
male adaptor.
The RS-232/RJ-45 console port is located (and labeled) on the PSU-side of the S4820T chassis (see
Figure 7-1
).
Figure 7-1.
Location of Console Port
To access the console port, follow these steps:
Step
Task
1
Install the provided RJ-45 connector side of the provided copper cable into the S4820T console port.
2
Install the DB-9 female side of the provided copper cable into your PC’s serial port (or into other DTE terminal
server hardware that you intend to use).
3
Keep the default terminal settings on the S4820T console as follows:
•
9600 baud rate
•
No parity
•
8 data bits
•
1 stop bit
•
No flow control
RJ-45 Console Port
External Ethernet
Management Port