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Connecting a Modem to a Console Port
Note
The PC must support VT100 terminal emulation. The terminal emulation software—frequently a PC
application such as HyperTerminal Plus—makes communication between the Cisco MDS 9396S switch
and your PC possible during setup and configuration.
To connect the console port to a PC, follow these steps:
Step 1
Configure the baud rate and character format of the PC terminal emulation program to match the following management
port default characteristics:
• 9600 baud
• 8 data bits
• 1 stop bit
• No parity
Step 2
Connect the supplied RJ-45 to DB-9 female adapter or RJ-45 to DB-25 female adapter (depending on your PC connection)
to the PC serial port.
Step 3
Connect one end of the supplied console cable (a rollover RJ-45 to RJ-45 cable) to the console port. Connect the other
end to the RJ-45 to DB-9 (or RJ-45 to DB-25) adapter at the PC serial port.
Connecting a Modem to a Console Port
Do not connect the console port to a modem while the switch is booting. Connect the console port to a
Caution
modem either before powering the switch on or after the switch has completed the boot process.
To connect the console port to a modem before the switch is powered on, follow these steps:
Step 1
Connect the supplied console cable (a rollover RJ-45 to RJ-45 cable) to the console port.
Step 2
Connect the other end of the console cable to the supplied RJ-45 to DB-25 adapter.
Step 3
Connect the RJ-45-to-DB-25 adapter to the DB-25 port on the modem.
Step 4
Power on the switch. The switch boots automatically, and the following default console port characteristics are applied
to the modem connection:
• 9600 baud
• 8 data bits
• 1 stop bit
• No parity
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