3Com 3CRWX120695A Installation And Basic Configuration Manual

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Connecting to a Serial Management Console 293 Plug the power cord into the WX power supply.The WX switch begins booting as soon as you plug in the power cord(s).4 Observe the power supply LED for each connected power supply to verifythat the LED is steadily glowing green. This indicates normal powersupply operation.Connecting to aSerial ManagementConsoleInitial configuration of the WX switch requires a connection to theswitch’s CLI through the serial console port. Figure 6 shows how to installa serial cable on the WX switch. Refer to this figure as you perform theprocedure. (For cable requirements, see “Serial Console Cable” onpage 21.)Figure 6 Serial Cable InstallationTo connect a PC to the serial console port:1 Insert the serial cable into the PC port as shown in Figure 6.2 Insert the other end of the cable into the serial console port on the WXswitch as shown in Figure 6.3 Start a standard VT100 terminal emulation application on the PC, andconfigure the following modem settings:■ 9600 bps■ 8 bits■ 1 stopSerial port Serial cable Serial port on computer