3Com 6200 manual Connecting a Terminal or PC to the System Front Serial Craft Port

Interface Connections and First Time Start-Up

To connect to the serial connector use the DB9 serial connector located on the front panel of the system.

NOTE: If you are connecting to the system Management Console using a terminal or PC, the serial port on the terminal or PC must be configured for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, and no flow control.

Connecting a Terminal or PC to the System Front Serial Craft Port

To connect a terminal or PC to the system front serial craft port:

1.Connect one end of a DB9-to-DB9 cable into the terminal or PC.

2.Connect the other end into the system serial craft port. Figure 3-1shows the system connected to a laptop computer.

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Figure 3-1 Connecting a Laptop Computer to the system Front Serial Craft Port

3.Set to VT-100 terminal emulation mode.

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