Planet Technology VC-412 - Manual (Page 12)

VC-412 User’s Manual
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The VC-412 contains a powerful management interface accessible through the Console
Port. This section will discuss connecting to the switch through Console Port or Telnet.
For connection to the VC-412 via the console port, you must use the included DB-9 to
DB-9 cable.
Once out of the box and powered on, you must use the Console Port to setup the switch
core settings. Some of the basic settings include:
• Switch Management Module IP Address
• Gateway Address
• Subnet Mask
• Password Settings
To setup Console connection, use the DB9-to-DB9 cable to connect the VC-412 Console
port to PC COM port.
Once the VC-412 Console port is connected to the PC COM port, start any terminal
application. Subsequently, configure the terminal application settings with following
variables:
Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Control
19200bps 8 None 1 None
Once connected, password authentication is required. The default password is admin.
Console and Telnet share similar interfaces, the main difference between them is that
Console connects to the Switch directly through a cable. Telnet connects to the switch
remotely via an IP Address. Therefore, to use Telnet to access to the Switch, you will first
need to assign a valid IP address to the Switch through the Console. Otherwise use the
factory default IP address listed in the Appendix A. Web-Based interfaces also required
the same Switch IP, however the interfaces are different from Console and Telnet. (This
will be discussed in the Chapter 3.)
To assign an IP address to the Switch:
1. Select Management Configuration option from the Main Menu.
2. Select System Configuration option from the Submenu.
3. Select IP Address option.
4. Enter valid IP address.
5. When setting up Gateway Address and Subnet Mask repeat Step 2 and select
the appropriate option in the menu. Refer to your network administrator for your
appropriate Gateway Address and Subnet Mask.