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Need help setting up Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4524GT

We just got a new Avaya 4524GT switch, and I've got it powered on and plugged in a console cable to the switch and my laptop. I've tried using both Putty and HyperTerminal using the required settings.
Baud Rate - 9600
Data bits - 8
Stop bits - 1
Parity - None
Flow Control - None
Emulation - VT100
When I tried to connect I'm not getting anything. Does anyone have any experience setting up an Avaya switch? Am I missing something simple here?

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Go-GBS

ASKER

Would a Cisco console cable be considered a straight through DB9?

iwaxx

Cisco console cable is a rollover cable unfortunately ...
It can't work with Avaya 4524GT

Go-GBS

ASKER

And that's probably it, I had a feeling but someone else unboxed the switch and didn't leave the cable, guess I'll have to find it. I'll report back once I give it a try, thanks.

meraj11

You can also use a standard straight ethernet cable with 2 serial connectors (male & female), cisco use to supply these previously.

iwaxx is correct, you have to use Ctrl +Y to view console prompt. When I first played with Avaya switches I was also stuck at the same point for a while before finding about this mysterious Ctrl + Y key ....

Goog Luck

Go-GBS

ASKER

Hmm, that Ctrl+Y could be it, I'll have to give that a whirl.

Go-GBS

ASKER

@ meraj11 When you say a straight ethernet w/ two serial connectors, what would that cable be called, or where could I find one?

Back to the CTRL+Y, would I see anything on the screen prior to pressing this, lets say I plugged in after it booted up, should anything be displayed on the screen, or would it just be blank until I press CTRL+Y?

iwaxx

Hi Go-GBS,

* meraj11 speaks about the connector DB9/RJ45 like the green one you can find on this page:
http://www.ossmann.com/5-in-1.html

You can custom these connectors internally if you want a custom cable for another use...
Add two of these connectors to a straight ethernet, you've got a straight DB9 cable.

* Your console will display console activity. If you plug it after boot, you won't see anything cause there's no activity.
Until you press CTRL+Y, then the prompt or login appears.

Go-GBS

ASKER

Sorry I haven't responded, haven't been back onsite yet. I'm not sure I want to go the route of creating a custom cable, but I'll keep that in mind as a last resort. It doesn't seem like anyone knows where the console cable is that came with the Avaya switch, so we may have to purchase one.

iwaxx

The console cable is never included with the switches/routers you buy.

Go-GBS

ASKER

Really? So they're switches require a certain cable and they don't give it to you?

iwaxx

It's a straight-through db9, not a proprietary cable, and personnaly, there are 800 Nortel switches in my company, my trash would be full of cables.

Go-GBS

ASKER

Okay, we've got to have a standard DB9 laying around then, thanks.

Go-GBS

ASKER

Got into it with a standard DB9 we ordered. Now I have one more question. I plugged fiber into one of the ports w/ an SFP and I'm not getting any link, yet I've confirmed the fiber is working on a Dell switch. Is there something special that needs to be done to enable a fiber port?

Go-GBS

ASKER

Also, with just the SFP plugged in I can not see a red light on either side.

iwaxx

You can try to :
* Cross the fiber, maybe the TX and RX has to be flipped
* Stop the autonegotiation and fix the speed/duplex on 1Go/full, it happens that the link doesn't show up in auto negotiation mode.

Go-GBS

ASKER

Turns out it was a bad SFP, one we had for a Dell happen to work with it, thanks for all the help.