Using A Terminal Emulator; Selecting Pages And Settings; Applying Changes To The Configuration; Assigning Basic Settings - Cisco Aironet 340 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 3 Basic Configuration

Using a Terminal Emulator

This section provides instructions for Microsoft's HyperTerminal; other programs are similar.

Selecting Pages and Settings

When you type names and settings that appear in brackets you jump to that page or setting.
HyperTerminal jumps to the page or setting as soon as it recognizes a unique name, so you need to type
only the first few characters in the page or setting name. To jump from the home page to the Setup page,
for example, you would only need to type se.

Applying Changes to the Configuration

The console interface's auto-apply feature is on by default, so changes you make to any page are applied
automatically when you move to another management page. To apply changes and stay on the current
page, type apply and press Enter.

Assigning Basic Settings

Follow these steps to assign basic settings to the access point with a terminal emulator:
Connect a nine-pin, male-to-female, straight-through serial cable to the COM port on a computer and to
Step 1
the RS-232 serial port on the back of the access point.
the access point's serial port.
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Connecting the Serial Cable for 340 Series and 350 Series Access Points
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RS-232
9-pin serial extension
cable to PC COM port
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Entering Basic Settings
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