Terminal Port Access; Modem Port Access - 3Com corebuilder 3500 Implementation Manual

Administration Console Access 41
When you access the Administration Console, the top-level menu
appears. You manage and monitor your system by selecting options from
this menu and from others below it. Each menu option is accompanied
by a brief description.
For additional information about using the Administration Console, see
the Command Reference Guide.

Terminal Port Access

Direct access to the Administration Console through the terminal serial
port is often preferred because you can remain on the system and
monitor it during system reboots, and certain error messages are sent to
the serial port, regardless of the interface through which the associated
action was initiated. A Macintosh or PC attachment can use any terminal
emulation program for connecting to the terminal serial port. A
workstation attachment under UNIX can use an emulator such as TIP.

Modem Port Access

You can access the Administration Console from your PC or Macintosh
using an external modem attached to the modem serial port.
When you have configured the external modem from the Administration
Console, the system transmits characters that you have entered as output
on the modem port. The system echoes characters that it receives as
input on the modem port to the current Administration Console session.
The console appears to be directly connected to the external modem.