Connecting locally to the switch

Perform the following procedure to connect to the switch using a serial connection.
1. Connect the RS-232 cable to the switch’s communication port and the computer’s serial port.
2. Start a serial connection using the Switch Configuration Tool. (Refer to the Establishing a serial
connection
using the Switch Configuration Tool section in the Switch Configuration Tool Users Guide).
3. Start a Tera Term session with a serial connection. Tera Term can be installed from the Experion PKS
Installation media by executing the installation package located at \packages\Tera Term\teraterm_4.82.exe.
• Select All Programs> Term Term> Tera Term.
• Select Setup>Serial port from the Tera Term Window. For more details on how to operate Tera Term
Select Help>Index for details.
Figure 28: Tera Term Window
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• Verify or configure the serial port settings:
– Port: (Select COM port COM1 or COM2)
– Bits per second: 9600
– Data bits: 8 bit
– Parity: none
– Stop bits: 1 bit
– Flow control: none
• Click OK.
4. Power up the switch and go to the next procedure.
Attention
Do not power up the switch until instructed to do so.
9.9.6 Configuring switch interface options
Use the following procedure to enable the configuration dialog and basic management setup in the
switch. After
configuring the switch options, use the rest of the procedure to setup the switch IP address, enable
SNMP traps,
and establish the SNMP RO community and the NTP time service. Establishing an IP address allows you
to use
Telnet and FTP sessions to save and restore configuration options.
Tip
All values to be entered by the user appear in bold. Press ENTER after entering each value.
1. When the following display appears, type all values that appear in bold. Enter values for the text that
appears
in bold italic.
Figure 29: Switch Configuration Dialog and Basic Management Setup
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2. The host name is unique for each switch. The following are used as the examples in the switch
displays.
• Cisco_FTE4: example host name
• Cisco_FTE1: example enable secret
• FTE4: example virtual terminal password
• FTE4: example enable password
Enter the host name and password when prompted.
3. When the following display appears, type all values that appear in bold. Specify your own values for
the text
that appears in bold italic.
Figure 30: Example for Host Name, Enable Secret, Virtual Terminal Password, and Enable Password
4. The following is an abridged example of what appears after the configuration. Press the SPACE BAR
to
advance the display when it pauses.
Figure 31: Abridged Example of Post Configuration
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5. After the configuration display is complete, the switch dialog appears. Type all values that appear in
bold.
Figure 32: Switch Dialog of Post Configuration
6. The following is an abridged example of what displays after the VLAN1 configuration.
Press the SPACE BAR to advance the display when it pauses.
Figure 33: Abridged Example of VLAN1 Post Configuration
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7. After the configuration display is complete, the following switch dialog appears. Type 2 and press
ENTER