Login Procedure - HP A5830 Series Configuration Manual

Login procedure

WARNING!
Identify interfaces correctly to avoid connection errors.
The PC serial port does not support hot-swap. Do not plug or unplug the console cable to or from the
PC when the device is powered on.
To disconnect the PC from the device, first unplug the RJ-45 connector and then the DB-9 connector.
Use the console cable shipped with the device to connect the PC and the device. Plug the DB-9 connector
Step1
of the console cable into the serial port of the PC, and plug the RJ-45 connector into the console port of
the device.
Figure 3 Connect the device and PC through a console cable
Launch a terminal emulation program, such as HyperTerminal in Windows XP or Windows 2000. The
Step2
Windows XP's HyperTerminal is used as an example.
Select a serial port to be connected to the device, and set terminal parameters in this way: set Bits per
second to 9600, Data bits to 8, Parity to None, Stop bits to 1, and Flow control to None, as shown in
Figure 4 through
On Windows 2003 Server operating system, add the HyperTerminal program first, and then log in
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to and manage the device as described in this document.
On Windows 2008 Server, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or some other operating system, obtain a
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third party terminal control program first, and follow the user guide or online help of that program to
log in to the device.
Figure 4 Connection description
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