Using A Console Connection - Nokia IP560 - Hard Disk Drive Based Installation Manual

3
Performing the Initial Configuration

Using a Console Connection

If you do not use DHCP to perform the initial configuration of your Nokia IP560 security
platform, you must use a serial console connection (cable included). After you perform the
initial configuration, you no longer need the console connection.
You can use any standard VT100-compatible terminal with an RS-232 data terminal equipment
(DTE) interface or terminal-emulation program configured with the following settings for the
console:
9600 bps
8 data bits
No parity
1 stop bit
To connect to the console
1. Connect the supplied null-modem cable (console cable) to the console port on the front
panel of the IP560.
Note
The supplied console cable is Cisco compatible.
Use only the RJ-45 port labeled Console on the front panel; the serial (AUX) port is an
auxiliary modem port.
One RJ-45 termination has a retractable shroud that releases or secures the RJ-45 tab.
Note
For information about using the cable Nokia supplies, see
Auxiliary Port with the Supplied Cable"
If you connect the console port to a data communications equipment (DCE) device, use a
straight-through cable.
For cable pin assignments for the console connection, see
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the VT100 console or to a system running a terminal-
emulation program.
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