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ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual
6.0 Interface options
The best way to manage, monitor and configure the FastStream VT 5300 is to use its GUI, but you may
use a terminal emulation program or Telnet.
The FastStream VT 5300 GUI is the preferred
method to operate and manage the FastStream VT
5300. However, it may be necessary to use other
methods to access the FastStream VT 5300, such
as to change the username and password (refer to
Customize the username, password
on page 11).
CAUTIONCAUTION
Changing parameters other than those
offered in the FastStream VT 5300 GUI may
cause loss of data and/or disruption to
performance and reliability of the
FastStream.

Use the FastStream VT 5300 GUI

Use the FastStream VT 5300 GUI to manage,
monitor and configure the unit. The choices you
make lead you from screen to screen. Choices
which are not available are greyed out.
1 Working from the computer attached to the
FastStream VT 5300 Ethernet port, open your
browser and type in the FastStream VT 5300
IPAddress as noted in Discover the IP address
on page 5.
2 Your browser points to the FastStream VT 5300
splash screen. Press Enter.
3 Type in the username and password values.
Note
The default values are username: “root” and
password: “Password”. The username is case
insensitive and the password is case sensitive
The pages which next appear depend on whether
or not you have begun configuring the FastStream
VT 5300. Refer to
Configure Virtual Tape
on
page 7.

Use the serial port

To connect to a terminal emulation program or
Telnet to manage the FastStream VT 5300, use
the serial port.
1 Connect a cable from FastStream VT 5300 RS-
232 serial port or header to the serial (COM)
port on a personal computer.
2 Turn on the FastStream VT 5300.
3 Start a terminal emulation program on the
personal computer, and use it to connect to the
FastStream VT 5300. For example, if you are
using HyperTerminal on a computer running a
Windows operating system,
a. Type FastStream VT 5300 in the New
Connection dialog box.
b. Click OK.
c. In the Connect To dialog box, for the
Connect using field select the COM port
number to which your serial cable is
connected.
d. Click OK.
e. In the COM Properties dialog box select the
following values:
• Bits per second: 115200
• Data Bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop Bits: 1
• Flow Control: None
• Terminal type: ASCII
• Echo: on
f. Click OK.
4 After you connect to the FastStream VT 5300,
start-up messages are displayed. The last line
in the start-up message sequence is Ready.
See the example in Exhibit 5 on page 24.
Make adjustments to the FastStream VT 5300
using the Command Line Interface as described
in CLI provides an ASCII-based interface on
page v of the Appendix..