Configuring Telnet Software; Connecting A Console Cable To Your Router - Netopia R6100 Reference Manual

Configuring Telnet software
If you are configuring your router using a Telnet session, your computer must be running a Telnet software
program.
If you connect a PC with Microsoft Windows, you can use a Windows Telnet application or simply run Telnet
from the Start menu.
If you connect a Macintosh computer, you can use the NCSA Telnet program supplied on the Netopia
R6000 Series CD. You install NCSA Telnet by simply dragging the application from the CD to your hard disk.

Connecting a Console Cable to your Router

You can perform all of the system configuration activities for your Netopia R6000 Series through a local serial
console connection using terminal emulation software, such as HyperTerminal provided with Windows 95 on the
PC, or ZTerm, included on the Netopia CD, for Macintosh computers.
The Netopia R6000 Series back panel has a connector labeled "Console" for attaching the Router to a
computer via the serial port on the computer. This connection lets you use the computer to configure and
monitor the Netopia R6000 Series via the console screens.
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Ethernet
To connect the Netopia R6000 Series to your computer for serial console communication, use the supplied
console cable connector.
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 R6000 Series CD.
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Normal Uplink
Console connection port
DB-9 (male)
Auxiliary Console
Console-Based Management 6-3
Power