Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 13)

Starting a Management Session Guide
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Starting a Local Management Session
To start a local management session, perform the following procedure:
1. Connect one end of the RJ-45 to RS-232 management cable included
with the switch to the Terminal Port on the front panel of the switch, as
shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Connecting the Management Cable to the RJ-45 Serial Terminal
Port
2. Connect the other end of the cable to an RS-232 port on a terminal or
PC with a terminal emulator program.
3. Configure the terminal or terminal emulation program as follows:
ˆ Baud rate: 9600 bps (The baud rate of the Terminal Port is
adjustable from 9600 to 115200 bps. The default is 9600 bps.
ˆ Data bits: 8
ˆ Parity: None
ˆ Stop bits: 1
ˆ Flow control: None
Note
The port settings are for a DEC VT100 or ANSI terminal, or an
equivalent terminal emulator program.
4. Press Enter.
You are prompted for a user name and password.
5. Enter a user name and password. The switch comes with two standard
user accounts: manager and operator. The manager account lets you
configure the switch’s settings while the operator account only lets you
view them.
FAULT
MASTER
POWER
STATUS
Gigabit Ethernet Switch
24
L/A
000 LINK / A
CT
GBIC