Connecting to a serial management console, Connecting to the network, Connecting access points – Nortel Networks 2300 Series User Manual

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Nortel WLAN - Security Switch 2300 Series Quick Start Guide

Connecting to a Serial Management Console

Estimated timing: 5 minutes

Step

Action

1

Insert the serial cable into the PC port.

2

Insert the other end of the cable into the serial console port on the WSS.

3

Start a standard VT100 terminal emulation application on the PC, and configure the
modem settings listed in

Table 3

.

4

Open a terminal connection on a serial port.

If the WSS is already powered on, then the terminal connection will request a
password. Leave the password field blank, because the default password is not set.

5

Press Enter until the command prompt appears.

End

Connecting to the network

Estimated timing: 5 minutes

Connecting Access Points

Use the following procedure to connect a AP to the WSS or to another PoE-capable 10/100 ethernet device. For
information about the physical installation of APs, see Nortel WLAN—Access Point 2330A/2330B Quick Installation
Guide
or Nortel WLAN—Series 2332 Access Point Quick Installation Guide.

Step

Action

1

Connect an ethernet cable to the AP.

2

Connect the other end of the ethernet cable to the WSS port, or to the ethernet device.

If connecting the AP to the WSS, the AP will not receive power until PoE is
enabled for that port.

Table 3: Communication protocol settings

Setting

Value

Baud rate

9600 bps

Data bits

8 bits

Stop bits

1 stop

Parity

No parity

Flow Control

off or disabled

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