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Connecting a PC, Connect a PC running a terminal emulation program, a terminal, or a Terminal, or Modem modem to the console port on the SuperStack II bridge/router to

configure the bridge/router software and review startup and system operation messages.

To connect a PC, terminal, or modem to the bridge/router, follow these steps:

1Obtain a cable to connect the device to the console port on the bridge/router. See “Console Connector and Cables” on page 163 for cable pinouts.

The console port is a 9-pin male connector.

For the PC, use a 9-pin female to 9-pin female null modem-type cable. For the terminal, use a 9-pin female to 25-pin null modem-type cable.

For the modem, use a 9-pin female to 25-pin male straight-through-type cable.

2Connect one end of the cable to the console port on the SuperStack II system and the other end to the serial port on the back of your device.

3Verify that configurable parameters of your device match the configuration settings of the console port specified in Table 8.

Table 8 Console Port Configuration Settings

Characteristic

Setting

Baud rate

9600

Databits

8

Parity

None

Stop bits

1

DTR

Ignored

Duplex

Full

Echo

Off

Flow control

X-on/X-off

 

 

4Turn on the device.

Shutting Down

If your SuperStack II system is not connected to an RPS, turn off the

 

power by pressing the off (0) side of the power switch on the back panel.

 

If your system is connected to an RPS, turn off the power by unplugging

 

the RPS cable from the system and then pressing the off (0) side of the

 

power switch.

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