Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX4000, FRX6000 manual Auxiliary Console, Configure the Video Device

DCE cables have female connectors at the user end, and DTE cables have male connectors.

Configure the Video Device

Follow the appropriate procedure to configure the FRX6000 to operate with an attached Auxiliary Console (ASCII terminal) or VGA monitor.

A VGA monitor may be necessary even if you are configuring the node to operate with an ASCII terminal. See step 1 under "Auxiliary Console."

Auxiliary Console

This feature allows an FRX6000 to be controlled from an asynchronous (ASCII) terminal connected—directly or via modems—to the node's COM1 serial port.

The following items are shipped with each FRX6000, to allow for different methods of connecting an auxiliary console:

●Cable, DB9S to DB9S, for connecting the node's COM1 port directly to a PC with software emulating an ASCII terminal.

●Adapter, DB9P to DB25S, for connecting the node directly (via the above cable) to an ASCII terminal.

●Cable, DB9S to DB25P, for connecting an ASCII terminal via modem to the COM1 port.

Figure 4 through Figure 6 show the cabling configurations.

ASCII Terminal

FRX6000

Cabletron Cable FRX-PC-CAB,	Cabletron Adapter FRX-9/25-ADAP,
DB9S to DB9S	DB9P to DB25S

Figure 4 Auxiliary Console Cabling Example 1

PC

FRX6000

Cabletron Cable FRX-PC-CAB, DB9S to DB9S

Figure 5 Auxiliary Console Cabling Example 2

ASCII Terminal

FRX6000

Cabletron Cable,	RS-232 Cable
	Auto-answer Modems
FRX-MOD-CAB,
DB9S to DB25P

Figure 6 Auxiliary Console Cabling Example 3

Follow this procedure to set up the auxiliary console:

1.If the terminal's speed is 9600 bps, go to step 11. If the speed is 1200, 2400, or 4800 bps, you must reconfigure the FRX6000 software, which requires a VGA monitor (and keyboard). Connect the monitor to the VGA port on the FRX6000 (see Figure 1) and plug the keyboard cable into the keyboard connector.

2.Plug the FRX6000 and VGA monitor power cables into the appropriate power source, then switch the monitor on.

3.Insert the FRX6000 System Disk into the node's drive A and switch the node on.

4.A message concerning LAN card configuration will be displayed. When prompted: Strike any key when ready, press [Enter].

5.When asked: Will you be using an Async terminal to configure your

FRX6000?, press [Y].

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