Connecting A Computer To The Comm A Port - Symmetricom TSG-3800 Series User Manual

Figure B-1.

Connecting a Computer to the Comm A Port

To establish communications (and log in) through either serial port, perform the
following steps.
1. Ensure that the required equipment listed in
2. Connect one end of the straight-through RS-232 cable to the serial connector on
the computer.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to either Comm A on the CPU module or
Comm B on the rear panel of the TSG-3800.
4. Power up the computer and establish a connection from the computer to the
TSG-3800 using terminal emulation software, such as HyperTerminal or
ProComm Plus. Ensure the terminal emulation software is configured for VT-100
emulation, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and 9600 baud rate.
5. Press Enter. If the tsg-> command prompt and the name of the TSG appears
on your screen, then communications are established. Otherwise, the command
prompt User Name: appears.
6. Type your user name and press Enter. The command prompt Password:
appears.
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System Administrator's Reference
Establishing Communications
Table B-1 is available.
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