4-14 System CommissioningConfiguration Environment SetupSetting up Networking Environmentz A terminal (a PC in this example) is connected to the console port of the switch with a consolecable.Figure 4-1 Switch configuration networkingConsole cablePCSwitchConnected to theserial port of a PCConnected to the consoleport of the switchConnecting the Console CableStep 1: Connect the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the serial port of the PC or theterminal where the switch is to be configured.Step 2: Connect the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the console port of the switch.Setting Terminal ParametersParameter requirements:z Bits per second: 9600z Data bits: 8z Parity: None.z Stop bits is 1.z Flow control: None.z Terminal emulation: VT100.We take the PC running Windows XP HyperTerminal as an example to introduce how to set the terminalparameters.1) Start PC and run the terminal emulator (such as Terminal on Windows3.1, and the HyperTerminalon Windows95/Windows98/Windows 2000/Windows NT/Windows ME/Windows XP).2) Set the parameters for Windows XP HyperTerminal as follows:
