PLANET MGSD-10080F - Manual (Page 6)

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4. Terminal Setup
To configure the system, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or notebook
computer and to serial (console) port of the Managed Switch. The console port of
the Managed Switch is DCE already. So, you can connect the console port directly
to the PC without the need of Null Modem.
PC / Workstation
with
Terminal emulation software
Serial Port
PLANET Metro Managed Switch
RJ-45 to DB9 RS-232 Cable
A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the Managed
Switch. Windows' Hyper Terminal program may be a good choice. The Hyper
Terminal can be accessed from the Start menu.
1. Click START, then Programs, Accessories and then Hyper Terminal.