Powering On; Connecting To The Console - Advantech FWA-5020 User Manual

9. Reliable grounding of rack-mounted equipment must be maintained.

1.3.2 Powering On

Before connecting the FWA-5020 to the power outlet, please make sure that the
power rating of the outlet and the FWA-5020's PSU match. Please also make sure
that the primary circuit and all power distribution in not overloaded. Inrush current
and steady state power specifications for the FWA-5020 can be found in
as well as the type label on the bottom of the unit.
Connect the power cord to the PSU module and then to the power outlet. The
System has a DC on/off button next to the power connector.
The unit will automatically power on after power is supplied and push the DC on/off
button to on position one times. The green LED on the front panel should be lit as the
unit is under power.
Please refer to section 2.4

1.3.3 Connecting to the Console

FWA-5020 does not provide an interface for an external monitor in the standard
configuration. BIOS output as well as OS output are provided via a serial terminal
connection by default.
The remainder of this section describes how to configure PuTTY on a Windows
platform for connection with the FWA-5020 serial console as a reference. Other
terminal programs may be used in a similar way as well.
Open up PuTTY and begin the configuration as shown below. Please use the actual
COM port's number on the client machine instead of "COM1".
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Specify "COM1" under serial line and "115200" for speed, no parity, no flow
control.
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Check Serial for connection type.
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Check "VT100+" for keypad in the keyboard submenu

Check "Colour" or "Both" for "Indicate bolded text" in the colours submenu
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Click the "Open" button and a PuTTY terminal screen will appear.
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