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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