Preparing for Configuration
Connection Using Telnet
If the hub is correctly connected to a network, you can access the hub by using Telnet from anywhere on that network and can use the configuration program to communicate with the hub. Before making a Telnet connection to the hub, you must configure the hub with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway using the configuration program.
Configuration Using a PC
If you are configuring the hub with a PC (not a dumb terminal), you need a type of communication software called terminal emulation software to send commands to the hub.
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PC Operating System | Software |
Windows 3.x or | Terminal (included with the Windows software) |
Windows NT 3.5x |
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Windows 95 or | HyperTerm (included with the Windows software) |
Windows NT 4.x |
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Macintosh | ProComm, VersaTerm, ZTerm (supplied separately) |
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Terminal emulation software has changeable settings. To enable your PC to communicate to the hub, specify the port used by your PC (for example, COM 1), and then configure the software settings to the following:
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Terminal emulation type: ANSI
Baud: 9600
Data bit: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None