Setting Up A Terminal Emulator - Spectracom SecureSync User Reference Manual

7.1 Setting up a Terminal Emulator
7.1

Setting up a Terminal Emulator

If no other means are available to access SecureSync, a terminal emulation program can be used
to carry out certain configuration changes by accessing SecureSync's CLI (command-line inter-
face) via a serial port connection. An application example for this scenario is to enable a network
port so that the SecureSync Web UI can be used. While it is also possible to retrieve selected
logs, a terminal emulator does not replace the SecureSync Web UI.
Spectracom does not distribute or support its own terminal emulator, and newer Microsoft oper-
ating systems no longer include HyperTerminal, however, there are several third-party open-
source programs available, such as Tera Term or PuTTY . The example below illustrates the use
of TeraTerm. The setup procedure is similar when using other terminal emulation programs.
Required tools and parts:
I.
A standard, one-to-one pinned RS-232 serial cable; this cable has one male and one female
DB-9 connector. Do NOT use a Null Modem cable. If you do not have a standard RS-232
cable at hand, follow the pin-out configuration described below when building a cable. It is
required to wire at least pins number 2, 3, and 5.
Figure 7-1:
II.
Personal Computer with terminal emulator program installed.
Procedure:
1.
Connect the personal computer to the SecureSync front panel serial connector, using the
serial cable.
2.
Configure your terminal emulation program, using the following settings:
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Serial port pin-out
Port : COM1
Bits per second : 9600
Data bits : 8
Parity : None
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