Cisco Systems MCU24 manual Connecting to a PC

Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU

Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Unit Initial Configuration

Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Unit Initial Configuration

Initial monitoring and administration of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit are performed from a remote PC via a serial connection. This allows you to access the boot configuration menu of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit. At power-up, the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit goes through the following boot phases:

•Auto-boot—The embedded operating system initializes and displays basic information.

•Configuration menu—A six-second countdown allows you to enter the configuration menu.

•Initialization—The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit completes its boot sequence and is ready for operation.

Note You can perform serial port configuration of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit only at startup, during a short period indicated by a six-second countdown. Once the initialization phase is complete, the only way you can access the configuration menu is by restarting the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit.

Connecting to a PC

This section describes how to use the serial port connection to configure the Cisco Unified

Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit with an IP address.

Procedure

Step 1 Locate the terminal cable shipped with the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit. Step 2 Connect the end labeled PC to the serial port on the computer.

Step 3 Connect the end labeled Unit to the upper serial port connector on the Cisco Unified

Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit front panel.

Note The PC terminal should have an installed terminal emulation application, such as HyperTerminal.

Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU12 and MCU24 Release 5.1

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