Chapter 2 User Configuration Interface; Setting Up Configuration Environments; Setup Through The Console Port - 3Com 3C13636 Configuration Manual

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Chapter 2 User Configuration Interface

2.1 Setting up Configuration Environments

The system supports both local and remote configuration. The following subsections
tell you how to set up the configuration environments.

2.1.1 Setup through the Console Port

Step 1: To set up a local configuration environment, connect the serial port on a PC (or
terminal) to the console port on the router using a standard RS-232 cable, as shown in
Figure 2-1.
Console Console
Router Router
Figure 2-1 Set up a local configuration environment through the console port
Step 2: Run the terminal emulation program (Win9X HyperTerminal for example) on the
PC, and set the terminal communication parameters as follows:
Bits per second: 9600
Data bits: 8
Stop bits: 1
Parity: None
Flow control: None
TermType: VT100
See Figure 2-2 through Figure 2-4.
Set up a local configuration environment Set up a local configuration environment
Console Console
cable cable
PC PC
RS-232 serial port RS-232 serial port
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