3Com 10014299 manual Establish, Configuration, Environment, Port

2 3COM ROUTER USER INTERFACE

	This chapter includes information on the following topics:
	■	Establish Configuration Environment
	■ Command Line Interface (CLI)
	■	User Identity Management
	■ Basic Configuration and Management of the System
Establish	The 3Com Router 1.x supports local and remote configuration, and the
Configuration	configuration environment can be established in the following ways:
Environment

Local Configuration The local configuration environment can be established via the console port Environment via Console (configuration interface).

Port

1As shown in Figure 2, the local configuration environment can be established via the console port just by connecting the serial port of the computer with the console port of the router via a standard RS-232 cable.

Figure 2 Establish a local configuration environment via configuration interface

Configuration interface (Console)
Cable	Console interface

RS-232 serial port

Workstation

(Configuration interface)

Router

On 3Com modular routers the CONSOLE port and AUX port are on the front of the unit, while other ports are on the rear of the unit. The above diagram shows the rear of the unit. For details, please refer to the 3Com Installation Guide.

2Run a terminal emulator application such as HyperTerminal of Win9X on the computer to establish a new connection. Select an RS-232 serial port on the computer, set the terminal communication baudrate parameters as 9600 bps, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity and no flow control, and select the terminal emulation type as VT100, as shown in the following diagram (“HyperTerminal” setting interface in Windows 9X).