3Com 6000 manual 3Starting and Configuring the Router, Setting up a Configuration Environment

Setting up a Configuration Environment 29

3Starting and Configuring the Router 6000

Setting up a Configuration Environment

Connecting the router to a console terminal

To set up a local configuration environment, connect the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the console port on the router, and the DB-9 connector to the serial port on the console terminal, a PC for example, as shown in Figure 18.

Figure 18 Local configuration through the console port

Setting terminal parameters

Follow these steps to set terminal parameters on the console terminal, a PC that is running Windows98 for example:

1Start the PC and select [Start/Programs/Accessories/Communications/HyperTerminal].

The HyperTerminal window displays the Connection Description dialog box, as shown in Figure 19.