Chapter 5 - Console Mode
In some situations, you may need to access your Broadband Router from the serial port interface known as the Console Mode. Console Mode allows you to change the IP address, and password, toggle the DHCP server setting, and restore default settings to your Broadband Router. You may use the HyperTerminal program provided with Microsoft Windows to access the Console Mode. A null modem cable is required to connect the COM port of your computer to the COM port of the Broadband Router. When connecting the null modem cable to your computer, make a note of which COM port you use, you will need this information when you setup the connection in HyperTerminal. To use the Console Mode, follow these steps:
1.Connect the null modem cable from your Broadband Router’s COM port to your computers COM port.
2.Open HyperTerminal by clicking on Start>Programs>Accessories>Communications>HyperTerminal.
3.Setup a terminal connection using the following settings:
Bits per second (baud): | 19200 |
Data bits: | 8 |
Parity: | None |
Stop bits: | 1 |
Flow control: | Hardware |
4.Start the connection and turn the Broadband Router off and then on again. When the Broadband Router finishes the startup tests, press the ENTER key several times on your keyboard.
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