Login Procedure - HP A7500 Series Configuration Manual

The port properties of the hyper terminal must be the same as the default settings of the console port
shown in the following table.
Setting
Bits per second
Flow control
Parity
Stop bits
Data bits

Login procedure

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
your device.
Figure 4 Connect the device and PC through a console cable
WARNING!
Identify interfaces correctly to avoid connection errors.
NOTE:
The serial port of a PC does not support hot-swap. Do not plug or unplug the console cable to or from the
PC when your device is powered on. To connect the PC to the device, first plug the DB-9 connector of the
console cable into the PC, and then plug the RJ-45 connector of the console cable into your device. To
disconnect the PC from the device, first unplug the RJ-45 connector and then the DB-9 connector.
Launch a terminal emulation program, such as HyperTerminal in Windows XP or Windows 2000. Here,
Step2
the 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
NOTE:
On Windows 2003 Server operating system, add the HyperTerminal program first, and then log in 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 third party terminal control program first, and follow the
user guide or online help of that program to log in to the device.
Default
9,600 bps
None
None
1
8
Figure 5
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through Figure 7.