How to access the command line interface using the console ports of M4100, M5300 and M7100 series switches

Netgear M4100, M5300 and M7100 series switches console can be accessed using the mini USB port or DB9 serial port on the switch's rear panel.
To use a console, you need the follow items:

• VT100/ANSI terminal, or a Window computer, Apple Macintosh computer, or UNIX workstation
• USB console cable (shipped with the product) or a null-modem cable (not shipped with the product) with 9-pin connectors on each end.

1. Select a console port using the console switch on the rear panel:
   • Select the mini USB port on the rear panel (cable included) as the console port by pushing the slide switch to the left. Use the installation CD to install the USB driver on your computer. Note: You might need to install the USB serial port driver available on the CD included with the package before you can use the USB port on the computer to connect to the switch.
   • Select the DB9 (cable not included) on the rear panel as the console port by pushing the slide switch to the right.
2. Start a terminal emulation program (TEP) using the appropriate method for your operating system:
   • Start a TEP. Windows users can use HyperTerminal.
   • Windows Vista users should download a TEP from the Internet.
   • Macintosh users can use ZTerm.
   • UNIX users can use a terminal emulator such as TIP.
3. Configure the TEP to use the following settings (written below the connector on the switch front panel):
   • Baud rate: 115200 bps
   • Data bits: 8
   • Parity: none
   • Stop bit: 1
   • Flow control: none