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32 Chapter 3 Installing the Passport 8250 device
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Connecting the serial port
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Connect the other end of the RJ-45 cable to a 10 Base-T ethernet drop or
work station.
Obtain the following equipment:
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VT-100 terminal or a PC with terminal-emulation software
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Null modem RS-232 cable with a male DTE DB-9 connector with the
connector on the other end of the cable appropriate for the serial port
on the PC or terminal (most terminals or PCs use a male, DB-25
connector).
Connect the RS-232 cable to the serial port located on the front panel of
the Passport 8250 device.
The serial port is a female DB-9 RS-232 connector configured as a data
termination equipment (DTE).
Connect the other end of the RS-232 cable to the serial port on the
VT-100 terminal or PC.
Ensure that the serial ports on the Passport 8250 device and the local
host are configured as follows:
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bits per second: 9600
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data bits: 8
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parity: none
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stop bit: 1
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control flow: none
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