Connecting With A Laptop - Lancope StealthWatch System Hardware Installation Manual

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Connecting with a Laptop

You can also connect to the appliance with a laptop, which must have a terminal
emulator.
To connect to an appliance with a laptop, complete these steps:
1.
Connect your laptop to the appliance using one of the following methods:
Connect an RS232 cable from the serial port connector (DB9) on your
laptop to the Console Port on the appliance.
Connect a crossover cable from the Ethernet port on your laptop to the
Management port on the appliance.
2.
Boot up your laptop.
3.
Connect power to the appliance. Press the Power button to turn on the appliance.
Note:
The power supply fans turn on for some models while the system is not
powered on. Check that the LED on the front panel is on.
Be sure to connect the appliance to an uninterruptible power supply
(UPS). The power supply requires power or else the system displays
an error.
4.
On the laptop, make a connection into the appliance.
Note:
You can use any available terminal emulator to communicate with the
appliance.
5.
Apply the following the settings:
BPS: 9600
Data bits: 8
Stop bit: 1
Parity: None
Flow Control: None
The login screen and login prompt are displayed.
6. Continue with the next section, "Changing the Default IP
Installation
Addresses."