Chapter 5. The Serial Console
Somesettings are available without having to log on the web interface, but instead connecting to the
TelecommutingModule console via the serial cable. Here, the settings available from the console are listed.
Theserial console is a text user interface which requires a terminal software on your workstation, such as
Hypertermin Windows.

Connecting to the serial console

Connectthe Telecommuting Module to your workstation with a null modem serial cable, plug in the power cord
andturn the Telecommuting Module on. You will have to wait a fewminutes while it boots up.
Ifyou use a Windows workstation, connect like this: Start Hyperterm. A Location dialogue will show, asking for
yourtelephone number and area. Click Cancel followed by Yes. Then you will be asked to make a new connection.
Typea name for this connection, select an icon and click OK. The Location dialogue will show again, so click
Cancelfollowed by Yes.
Nowyou can select Connect using COM1 and click OK. A Port settings dialogue will show, where you select
19200as Bits per second. Use the default configuration for all other settings. Click OK and wait for a login prompt.
(Insome cases you have to press Return to get the login prompt.)
Ifyou use a Linux workstation, connect like this: Make sure that there is a symbolic link named /dev/modem which
pointsto the serial port you connected the Telecommuting Module to. Connect using minicom with the bit rate
19200bits/s, and wait for a login prompt.
Logon as the user admin. The first time you log on, no password is required. You set the password when you run
theinstallation script, which starts automatically when you have logged on.

Main Menu

Thefirst thing you see after logging on as admin is the main menu. Here, you can change password, make a basic
configurationof the Telecommuting Module, enter the Telecommuting Module into a failover team, save or load
configuration,or remove all log messages from the e-mail queue.
3ComVCX IP Telecommuting Module Administration
1.Basic configuration
2.Save/Load configuration
3.Become a failover team member
4.Leave failover team and become standalone
5.Wipe email logs
6.Set password
q.Exit admin
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1. Basic configuration

Basicsettings for the Telecommuting Module, such as the IP address and the password.
Thisis one of two ways of giving the Telecommuting Module an IP address. The other way is to perform a magic
ping(see chapter 2, Installing 3Com VCX IP Telecommuting Module).

2. Save/Load configuration

Saveor upload the configuration using the Zmodem protocol.
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