To Display The Configuration Menus; Null Modem Cable Setup - Nortel BCM200 Installation And Maintenance Manual

182 Chapter 13 Initializing the system

Null modem cable setup

Table 64 and Figure 92
Table 64 Serial port pinout
Pin Signal
1 Data Carrier Detect (DCD)
2 * Serial data in (RX)
3 * Serial data out (TX)
4 Data Terminal Ready (DTR)
5 * Ground
* required connections
Figure 92 Serial pinout
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
Transmission parameters:
• 9600 bits per second
• 8 data bits
• no parity
• 1 stop bit
• hardware flow control
Note: For instructions about how to set the transmission parameters, refer to the terminal
or terminal emulation program documentation. The BCM system supports carriage return.

To display the configuration menus

1 Attach the null modem cable to the serial port on the BCM main unit.
Note: The location of the transmit (TX) and receive (RX) pins on your terminal can vary.
Refer to your terminal or computer documentation to confirm pin locations.
2
Attach the other end of the null modem cable to the serial port on the terminal or computer.
3
Ensure that the BCM main unit and your terminal or computer are turned on.
4 Access the BCM main unit using one of the following methods:
N0060612 N0060612
show the correct wiring for the BCM serial port of the null modem cable.
Pin Signal
6 Data Set Ready (DSR)
7 Request to Send (RTS)
8 Clear to Send (CTS)
9 Ring Indicator (RI)