Connecting the Console Port to a PC

About this task

You can connect the console port to a PC serial port for local administrative access to the IBM SAN48C-6 switch.

Note:

The PC must support VT100 terminal emulation. The terminal emulation software—frequently a PC application, such as HyperTerminal Plus—makes the communication between the IBM SAN48C-6 switch and your PC possible during setup and configuration.

To connect the console port to a PC, follow these steps:

Procedure

  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
  2. Attach the adapter required for your PC to its communication port. It must present an RJ-45 socket towards the switch.
    • For a DB-9 serial port, attach the supplied RJ-45-to-DB-9 female adapter.
    • For a DB-25 serial port, attach the supplied RJ-45-to-DB-25 female adapter.
    • For a USB port, attach a customer-supplied USB-to-serial dongle.
  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 female RJ-45 adapter attached to the PC communication port.