Avaya P460 Manual Do Utilizador

Chapter 2 

Establishing Switch Access 

Introduction 

This chapter describes how to access the Avaya P460 CLI from the following 
devices: 
•  A terminal to the serial port on the Supervisor Module 
•  A workstation running a Telnet session connected via an I/O module (Inband) 
•  A workstation running a Telnet session connected to the Console Fast Ethernet 

port on a Supervisor module (outband) 

•  A remote terminal/workstation attached via a modem (PPP connection) to the 

Supervisor Console Serial port. (Sideband) 

Establishing a Console Connection with the P460 

Perform the following steps to connect a terminal to the P460 Serial Console port for 
configuration of switch parameters: 
1 

Use the serial cable supplied to attach the RJ-45 console connector to the 
Console port of the active M460ML-SPV module. Connect the DB-9 connector to 
the serial (COM) port on your PC/terminal. 

L  The active Supervisor module is indicated by the ACT and OPR LEDs being lit. 
2 

Ensure that the serial port settings on the terminal are: 
—  9600 baud 
— 8  bits 
— 1  stop  bit 
— no  parity. 

X  If you reset or powered up the switch after connecting and configuring the 

terminal, Welcome to P460 appears followed by the Login Name prompt. 

L  If the login prompt does not appear, press a key on the terminal. 
3 

Enter the default login: root. 

X  The Password prompt appears 
4 

Enter the user level password: root. 

Avaya P460 

Configuration Guide 

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