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Using the Terminal Configurator
Establishing a Telnet Connection
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10 Click OK.
The COMx Settings screen appears.
11 Select 9600 in the Bits per second field. Leave the default of 8 selected for the Data
Bits field. Parity should be left at its default of None. The Stop bits setting should be
left at its default of 1.
12 Select None for the flow control option.
13 Click OK after all of the COM settings have been chosen.
The next screen will appear blank.
On some Windows platforms (such as Windows 98) you will have to save the settings,
quit Hyperterminal, and then restart with the saved settings to allow them to
take effect.
14 To start the Configuration Utility, insert one end of an extended paper clip into the
small hole labeled Config. (located next to the serial port on the wireless bridge) to
press the configuration button.
The Terminal Configurator appears on the screen. You have successfully opened a
direct serial connection to the Terminal Configurator.
If the wireless bridge is connected to power, but it does not respond within a few
seconds after pressing the configuration button, disconnect power for a few seconds.
Next, reconnect power and use the paper clip to press the configuration button again.
If the terminal displays random characters, check the baud rate and bit settings in
your terminal emulation software to ensure 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and
1 stop bit.
NOTE: If, after performing this step, the wireless bridge does not respond with
the configuration mode Main Menu, verify that there is not a cable problem by
pressing the Enter key on the PC and observing the Serial LED. Each time the key
is pressed, the Serial LED should blink faintly and quickly. If the Serial LED does not
blink, there may be a problem in the cable connection. If the Serial LED blinks
when the Enter key is pressed and the unit does not respond, check to see if the
serial configuration is set to 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit.
This method will open a Telnet connection to the Terminal Configurator on port 23, which
is the default for most Telnet programs. However, this works only after the wireless bridge
has been assigned a TCP/IP address. If you need to assign an IP address to the bridge, you
will need to use either the Windows Bridge Manager or the Terminal Configurator using a
direct serial connection.
1 Click Start.
2 Click Run...
3 Type:
telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the unit you want to configure.
The Terminal Configurator appears on the screen. You have now successfully opened
a Telnet connection to the Terminal Configurator.
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