SMSC SMC6516TF - Manual (Page 13)

Connecting the Switch
1. Power up the PC to be used to configure and monitor the
switch out-of-band. After loading this PC with communica-
tions software, set your terminal or communications program
to the following parameters: 9600, n, 8, 1 (9600 baud, no
parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit). (See Appendix C for the
Windows Terminal program parameter settings.)
2. Plug the female end of a DB-9 standard null-modem cable
into the Console connector on the front panel of the switch.
Attach the other end of the cable to the serial connector on
the PC (typically COM1 or COM2). (See “Connecting to the
Console Port” in Chapter 4.)
3. Connect one end of the 3-pin AC power cord supplied with
the switch to the power receptacle on the rear of the chassis,
and the other end to a grounded power outlet. (See
“Connecting to a Power Source” in Chapter 4.) Make note of
the diagnostic test results that appear on the PC attached to
the Console port.
4. If you have purchased a Redundant Power Unit (RPU), plug
the 14-pin connector from the RPU cable into the mating
connector on the rear panel of the switch. (See the guide
supplied with the RPU.)
5. Connect the front-panel 10BASE-T ports to hubs, servers and
power users. Once a valid connection has been made, the
green LED above the port will light. (See “Making Network
Connections” in Chapter 4.)
6. Connect each front-panel 100BASE-TX and 100BASE-FX port
to a Fast Ethernet power user, server, workgroup or back-
bone. When a valid connection has been made, the green
LED for that port will light. (See “Making Network
Connections” in Chapter 4.)
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