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Connecting a Console to the Switch, Macintosh users can use ZTerm.

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Managed Stackable Layer 3 Switches GSM7328S, GSM7352S and GSM7328FS Hardware Instal- Connecting a Console to the Switch After you install the switch and apply power, you can connect to it with a terminal or workstation. You can use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to identify the IP address. If you are stacking switches, see "Stacking" on page 3-9. To use a console you need the following items: • VT100/ANSI terminal, or a Windows PC, Apple Macintosh PC, or UNIX workstation. • Null-modem cable with 9-pin connectors on each end (shipped with the product). To connect a console to the switch: 1. Connect the null-modem cable to the console port on the rear of the switch. Console port Figure 3-7 2. Connect the other end of the cable to a workstation or terminal. 3. If you attached a workstation, start a terminal-emulation program. • Microsoft Windows users can use HyperTerminal, which comes with the Windows operating systems. • Macintosh users can use ZTerm. • UNIX users can use a terminal emulator such as TIP. 4. Configure the terminal-emulation program to use the following settings: • Baud rate: 9,600 bps • Data bits: 8 • Parity: none • Stop bit: 1 • Flow control: none Hardware Installation v1.0, February 2007 3-11

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Managed Stackable Layer 3 Switches GSM7328S, GSM7352S and GSM7328FS Hardware Instal-
Hardware Installation
3-11
v1.0, February 2007
C
onnecting a Console to the Switch
After you install the switch and apply power, you can connect to it with a terminal
or workstation. You can use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to identify the IP
address. If you are stacking switches, see “Stacking” on page 3-9.
To use a console you need the following items:
VT100/ANSI terminal, or a Windows PC, Apple Macintosh PC, or UNIX
workstation.
Null-modem cable with 9-pin connectors on each end (shipped with the
product).
To connect a console to the switch:
1.
Connect the null-modem cable to the console port on the rear of the switch.
2.
Connect the other end of the cable to a workstation or terminal.
3.
If you attached a workstation, start a terminal-emulation program.
Microsoft Windows users can use HyperTerminal, which comes with the
Windows operating systems.
Macintosh users can use ZTerm.
UNIX users can use a terminal emulator such as TIP.
4.
Configure the terminal-emulation program to use the following settings:
Baud rate: 9,600 bps
Data bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop bit: 1
Flow control: none
Figure 3-7
Console port