Brocade Communications Systems Brocade VDX 6710-54 - Manual (Page 7)

Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide 7 of 12
Publication Number: 53-1002338-02
1. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the switch and to an RS-232 serial port on the workstation or
terminal device.
If the serial port on the workstation or terminal device is RJ45 instead of RS-232, remove the adapter on the
end of the serial cable and insert the exposed RJ45 connector into the RJ45 serial port on the workstation.
2. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or TERM, TIP, or Kermit in a UNIX
environment), and configure the application as follows:
• In a Windows environment, enter the following values: 9600 bits per second, 8 databits, no parity, 1 stop
bit, and no flow control.
• In a UNIX environment using TIP, enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttyb -9600
If ttyb is already in use, use ttya instead.
Serial cable pinouts
The serial port is located on the port side of the VDX 6710. The switch uses an RJ-45 connector for the serial port. An
RJ-45 to DB9 adaptor is also provided with the VDX 6710. The cable supplied with the switch is a rollover cable.
NOTE
To protect the serial port from damage, keep the cover on the port when not in use.
The serial port can be used to connect to a workstation to configure the VDX 6710 IP address before connecting the
switch to a fabric or IP network. The serial port’s parameters are fixed at 9600 baud, 8 data bits, and no parity, with
flow control set to None.
Table 2 lists the serial cable pinouts.
Assigning permanent passwords
When you log in for the first time, Brocade recommends that you change the passwords for the default accounts.
The factory-configured default accounts on the switch are admin, user, and root. Use the default administrative
account as shown in
Table 3 to log in to the switch for the first time and to perform the basic configuration tasks.
TABLE 2 Serial cable pinouts
PIN Signal Description
1 Not supported NA
2 Not supported NA
3 TXD Transmit data
4 GND Logic ground
5 Not supported NA
6 RXD Receive data
7 Not supported NA
8 Not supported NA