Netopia 3366C-ENT manual Connecting a console cable to your router

Console-Based Management 5-3

•If you connect a PC with Microsoft Windows, you can use a Windows Telnet application or simply run Telnet from the Start menu.

•If you connect a Macintosh computer running Classic Mac OS, you can use the NCSA Telnet program supplied on the Netopia CD. You install NCSA Telnet by dragging the application from the CD to your hard disk. Mac OS X users can use the Terminal application that comes with Mac OS X in the Utilities folder.

Connecting a console cable to your router

You can perform all of the system configuration activities for your Netopia 3366C-ENT through a local serial console connection using terminal emulation software, such as HyperTerminal provided with Windows on the PC, or ZTerm, included on the Netopia CD, for Macintosh computers.

The Netopia 3366C-ENT back panel has a connector labeled “Console” for attaching the Router to either a PC or Macintosh computer via the serial port on the computer. (On a Macintosh computer, the serial port is called the Modem port or Printer port.) This connection lets you use the computer to configure and monitor the Netopia 3366C-ENT via the console screens.

Console connection port

DB-9 (male)

To connect the Netopia 3366C-ENT to your computer for serial console communication, use the supplied console cable.

If you connect a PC with Microsoft Windows 95 or NT, you can use the HyperTerminal application bundled with the operating system.

If you connect a Macintosh computer, you can use the ZTerm terminal emulation program on the supplied Netopia CD.