Connecting A Console Cable To Your Device - Netopia 4741 2A4NA Administration Manual

If you connect a Macintosh computer, you can use the NCSA Telnet program supplied on the Netopia 4741
CD. You install NCSA Telnet by simply dragging the application from the CD to your hard disk.

Connecting a Console Cable to Your Device

You can perform all of the system configuration activities for your Netopia 4741 through a local serial console
connection using terminal emulation software, such as HyperTerminal provided with Windows 95, 98, 2000, or
NT on the PC, or ZTerm for Classic MacOS, included on the Netopia CD, for Macintosh computers.
The Netopia 4741 back panel has a connector labeled "Console" for attaching the Router to either a PC or
Macintosh computer via the serial port on the computer. (On a Macintosh computer, the serial port is called the
Modem port or Printer port.) This connection lets you use the computer to configure and monitor the Netopia
4741 via the console screens.
Netopia 4741 back panel
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To connect the Netopia 4741 to your computer for serial console communication, use a console cable
appropriate to your platform:
A DB-9 connector end attaches to a PC.
A mini-DIN8 or a USB connector end attaches to a Macintosh computer depending on your computer's
serial bus type. Since Macintosh computers have different serial bus connectors, you will need a
mini-DIN8- or USB-to-DB-9 adapter. These are available from a variety of third-party manufacturers.
A DB-9 end of the Console cable attaches to the Netopia 4741's Console port.
If you connect a PC with Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT, you can use the HyperTerminal application
bundled with the operating system.
If you connect a Macintosh computer, you can use the ZTerm terminal emulation program on the supplied
Netopia 4741 CD.
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