Allied Telesis x310 Series - Manual (Page 79)

x310 Series Installation Guide for VCStack
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Activating the VCStack Feature
Perform the following two procedures to activate the VCStack feature on
switches that displayed the number “0” on their ID LEDs in the previous
procedure. The tasks assume that you are continuing directly from the
previous procedure and that the switch is powered on. The first procedure
explains how to establish a local management session on the switch and
the second procedure explains how to active the VCStack feature.
Starting a Local
Management
Session
To start a local management session on the switch, perform the following
procedure:
1. Connect the RJ-45 connector on the management cable to the
Console port on the front panel of the switch, as shown in Figure 29.
Figure 29. Connecting the Management Cable to the Console Port
2. Connect the other end of the cable to an RS-232 port on a terminal or
PC with a terminal emulator program.
3. Configure the terminal or terminal emulator program as follows:
 Baud rate: 9600 bps (The baud rate of the Console Port is
adjustable from 1200 to 115200 bps. The default is 9600 bps.)
 Data bits: 8
 Parity: None
 Stop bits: 1
 Flow control: None