Using Hyperterminal; Connecting Directly To The Router - Juniper ERX - RELEASE 11.1.X HARDWARE GUIDE 03-23-2010 Hardware Manual

ERX 11.1.x Hardware Guide
To communicate with the system, you must have a terminal emulation program
running on your PC or Macintosh. You can use any terminal emulation program,
such as HyperTerminal. A UNIX workstation can use the emulator TIP.

Using HyperTerminal

If your console uses a version of Microsoft Windows (such as Windows 95 or Windows
NT 4.0) that supports the HyperTerminal application, you can access the system via
HyperTerminal.
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Connecting Directly to the Router

When you connect a console directly to the system, use a cable appropriate for your
terminal connector. The cable must have a female DB-9 connector to attach to the
RS-232 port on the system.
The console port is considered a data terminal equipment interface (DTE). Direct
connection to a terminal or PC (which also have DTE interfaces) requires a crossover
cable.
To connect a console directly to the system:
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Console Port Setup
Click the Start button and select Programs, Accessories, and HyperTerminal.
In the HyperTerminal window, select HyperTerminal.
In the Connection Description window, enter a name for your router (for example,
erx1400) in the Name field.
Select any icon to represent your terminal emulation, and click OK.
In the Connect To dialog box, in the Connect using field, select the appropriate
COM port to use (for example, COM1), and click OK.
In the COM1 Properties window, select the following settings:
Bits per second: 9600
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: Xon/Xoff
Click OK.
Connect the female DB-9 connector to the RS-232 port on the system's SRP I/O
module. See Figure 36 on page 71.