Windows U Sing P Utty; Windows U Sing H Yperterminal - Netgate FW-7541 Quick Start Manual

requires a r ollover c able s imilar t o t hose u sed f or c onnecting t o C isco d evices, m ost
of w hich i nclude a n a dapter f or D B9 i f t hey a re n ot a lready f ixed w ith a D B9
connector o n o ne e nd. T hese r ollover c ables a re a lready n ull m odem c ables, s o t hey
are u sable o n t heir o wn. I t m ay a lso b e p ossible t o u se a t raditional n ull m odem
cable a nd a s eparate R J45 t o s erial a dapter. Y ou m ay a lso w ant t o c onsider
purchasing a V GA c able f or c onnecting a m onitor, w hich c an b e f ound o n t he N etgate
web s ite h ere: h ttp://store.netgate.com/-­‐P350C83.aspx
Plug o ne e nd o f t he c onsole c able i nto t he s erial p ort o n t he F W-­‐7541 ( Or t he
converter), a nd t he o ther i nto a s erial p ort o n a c omputer w ith a t erminal e mulator.
USB t o s erial a dapters s hould w ork w ell f or s ystems t hat d on't h ave a s erial p ort.
The F W-­‐7541 s hips w ith t he s peed s et t o 1 15200, b ut i f t he f irmware i mage i s
manually r eloaded o r o ther c hanges a re m ade t hat r esult i n t he s erial c onsole n ot
working p roperly a t 1 15200, t ry u sing a s peed o f 9 600 i nstead.
Windows u sing P uTTY
PuTTY i s a f ree o ption f or W indows t hat i ncludes s erial c onsole s upport.
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
For C onnection t ype, s elect S erial. I n S erial l ine, e nter t he C OM p ort ( e.g. C OM1 o r
COM3). L astly, f or S peed, e nter 1 15200.
Windows u sing H yperterminal
Hyperterminal i s a nother f ree o ption f or W indows.
http://www.hilgraeve.com/hyperterminal.html
Configure i t a s s hown i n t he f ollowing s creenshot.