Starting And Configuring The Device; Connecting To The Device; Connecting The Terminal To The Device - Dell PowerConnect 3524 Handbuch Zum Einstieg

Starting and Configuring the Device

After completing all external connections, connect a terminal to the device to configure the
device. Performing the additional advanced functions are described in the Dell PowerConnect
3500 Series User's Guide on the Documentation CD.
NOTE:
Before proceeding further, read the release notes for this product. You can download the release
notes from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
NOTE:
We recommend that you obtain the most recent revision of the user documentation
from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

Connecting to the Device

To configure the device, the device must be connected to a console, but if the device is part
of a stack, only one device called the Master unit in the whole stack needs to be connected to a
terminal. You can identify the Master unit by the illuminated Master LED on the front panel of
the switch. Because the stack operates as a single device, only the Master unit is configured.

Connecting the Terminal to the Device

The device provides a Console port that enables a connection to a terminal desktop system
running terminal emulation software for monitoring and configuring the device. The Console
port connector is a male DB-9 connector, implemented as a data terminal equipment (DTE)
connector.
To use the Console port, the following is required:
• VT100-compatible terminal or a desktop or portable system with a serial port and running
VT100 terminal emulation software
• An RS-232 crossover cable with a female DB-9 connector for the Console port and the
appropriate connector for the terminal
To connect a terminal to the device Console port, perform the following tasks:
1 Connect the supplied RS-232 crossover cable to the terminal running VT100 terminal
emulation software.
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