GE DS-242-POE - Manual (Page 3)

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Figure 1: Terminal setup diagram
A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the GE-DS-
242-PoE Managed Switch. Windows' Hyper Terminal program is a good choice.
The Hyper Terminal program can be accessed from the Start menu.
1. Click START, then Programs/Accessories and then Hyper Terminal.
2. When the following screen appears, make sure that the COM port is
configured as:
• Baud : 57600
• Parity : None
• Data bits : 8
• Stop bits : 1
• Flow Control : None
Figure 2: COM1 properties window