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Console management program, Using a crossover cable, Overview – D-Link DES-1012 User Manual

Page 28: Setting up a console device

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10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide

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Connecting the Switch

Using a Crossover Cable

When using crossover cable, this is done from any (MDI-X) port of the
Switch (Switch A) to any of the 10Mbps or 100Mbps (MDI-X) port of the
other switch (switch B) or other devices (see figure 8).

Switch A’s LED indicators for the respective connected ports are as follows:

100 M is ON for 100Base-TX, otherwise it is OFF.

Link/Act is ON.

FDX/Cool depends on the connected switch or other device.

Console Management Program

This section discusses how to manage the DES-1012 using the console

management program. It describes the steps required to set up a console device
and details how to configure the console program.

Overview

The console program allows you to manage the DES-1012 and monitor its
performance. You have to access this program through a direct connection
between a management console and the console port of the DES-1012. The
management console used for the connection can be a VT-100 terminal or a
PC running terminal emulation software.

Setting Up a Console Device

To set up the connection, follow these steps:
1.

Connect a terminal or a PC with terminal emulation software to the
console port using the RS-232 cable.

2.

The console port on the management module is a DTE DB-9 connector.
You need a null adapter installed between the cable and the console port.