Setting Up The Terminal Serial Port - 3Com LANPLEX 6000 User Manual

Setting up the
Terminal Serial
Port
Top-Level Menu
system
display
ethernet
softwareUpdate
fddi
baseline
terminalSpeed
tokenring
serialPort
modemSpeed
bridge
password
connectModem
ip
name
snmp
time
analyzer
screenHeight
script
consoleLock
logout
panelLock
ctlKeys
nvData
reboot
Setting up the
Modem Serial
Port
The default baud rate for the terminal serial port is 9600. You may need to
change the baud rate to match the port speed on your terminal.
CAUTION: Baud rate changes take effect immediately. You will be unable to
communicate using the serial port until you adjust the baud rate of your
terminal or terminal emulator appropriately.
The cable attached to the terminal serial port (serial port 1) must be a
6-conductor RJ-12 cable (which has the RJ-12 to DB-25 adapter crossed
internally). This cable is shipped with the LANplex system.
To set the baud rate for the terminal serial port:
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
system serialPort terminalSpeed
2 Enter the baud rate for the serial port.
The system supports the following baud rates: 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400,
1200, and 300.
If you are connected to the terminal serial port when you set the baud rate
for that serial port, the following message is displayed:
Changing the baud rate may cause a loss of communication
since you are currently connected via the serial port.
Are you sure you want to change the baud rate? (y/n):
If you respond (yes), the baud rate is changed immediately. At this time,
y
you lose the ability to communicate on the serial port unless you adjust the
baud rate of your terminal or terminal emulator (tip) appropriately. If you
respond (no), the baud rate does not change, and the previous menu is
n
displayed.
For the modem serial port, you can set the port speed to match your
external modem baud rate, then configure the external modem by
establishing a connection between your current Console session and the
modem serial port.

Setting up the Terminal Serial Port

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