Establishing a serial connection

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Caution

To protect the serial port from damage, keep the cover on the port when not in use.

Follow the steps given below to attach a management station using the serial port.

Connect a PC or terminal to the serial port of the system using a straight-through cable. The serial port has a male DB-9 connector.

Note
You need to run a terminal emulation program on the PC.
Open the terminal emulation program and set the session parameters as follows:
- Baud: 9600 bps
- Data bits: 8
- Parity: None
- Stop bits: 1
- Flow control: None
When you establish the serial connection to the system, press Enter to display the CLI prompt in the terminal emulation window. For example:
```
device>
  
```
If you see this of these prompt, you are now connected to the system.

You can customize the prompt by changing the system name. For more information, refer to the Extreme NetIron Management Configuration Guide.

If you do not see one of these prompts, follow the instructions given below.
Make sure the cable is securely connected to your PC and to the system.
Check the settings in your terminal emulation program. In addition to the session settings listed above, make sure the terminal emulation session is running on the same serial port you attached to the system.

The EIA/TIA 232 serial communication port serves as a connection point for management by a PC or SNMP workstation.