4−16 Installationand Maintenance Volume
Octel 200/300 S.4.1 PB60019−01
Connecting the Local Terminal/Settingthe Baud Rate
The following explains how to connect a local terminal and set the baud rate. The Octel 200/300 default
baud rate for the direct terminal connection is 9600. You can adjust the baud rate by using the BAUD
command.
1. Connect the terminal to the RS-232C connector marked J1 in the rear of the cabinet or to SP1 in the
front.
2. Turn the terminal ON and set the terminal baud rate.
Set the terminal baud rate to any of the valid rates: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 or
38400.
3. Turn the message server power ON.
Immediately following power up, press Enter repeatedly to establish the baud rate. If you do not
establish the baud rate at this time the header and diagnostic messages print at 9600 baud.
Upon power up, the message server executes a power-on selftest diagnostic, or Boot ROM
diagnostic. Wait for the operating system to load and the diagnostic selftest to finish. If the tests were
completed successfully, the Octel 200/300 displays INITIALIZING PORTS...PORT
INITIALIZATION DONE. Refer to the Octel 200/300 Hardware Installation section in this chapter
for an illustration of the boot up screen.
4. When you see the Port Initialization Done prompt, press Enter todisplay the password prompt.
5. When the password prompt displays, enter the password and press Enter .
.Default passwords for new servers are created by the manufacturer. For the report,
administrative, and maintenance levels, the default passwords are REPORT,ADMIN, and
MAINT,respectively. For security, create new server passwords as soon as possible. Refer to
the Maintenance chapter, Miscellaneous Commands section, for information about setting
passwords.
6. The operating system @ prompt appears.
Connections Between an External Modem and the Octel 200/300
Youcan use an external modem, which appears to the message server as a directly connected terminal.
The external modem can operate at speeds up to 38,400.
Table 4-5 lists the pinouts for an external modem connection. Figure 4-7 is a diagram of external modem
pinouts.
Table 4-5 Pinouts for External Modem Connections
Modem
Pin
Number
Octel 200/300
Pin Number Modem Signal
Name/Function
Octel 200/300
Name/Function
2
3
5
4
7
8
20
3
2
4
5
7
20
8
Transmit data
Receive data
CTS
RTS
Signal ground
DCD
DTR
Receive data
Transmit data
RTS
CTS
Signal ground
DTR
DCD