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3.3 Administration Console

The administration console is an internal, character-oriented, and command line user interface for performing system administration

such as displaying statistics or changing option settings. Using this method, you can view the administration console from a terminal,

personal computer, Apple Macintosh, or workstation connected to the Managed Switch's console (serial) port.

Figure 3-1-1:

Console Management

Direct Access

Direct access to the administration console is achieved by directly connecting a terminal or a PC equipped with a terminal-emulation

program (such as HyperTerminal) to the Managed Switch console (serial) port. When using this management method, a straight

DB9 RS-232 cable

is required to connect the switch to the PC. After making this connection, configure the terminal-emulation

program to use the following parameters:

The default parameters are:

115200 bps

8 data bits

No parity

1 stop bit

Figure 3-1-2:

Terminal Parameter Settings

You can change these settings, if desired, after you log on. This management method is often preferred because you can remain