Dell DPND-523-EN12 manual Optional Using terminal emulation software

Network Discovery

Note: If you decide to perform this procedure, you must have purchased an internal modem according to the specifications in Compatibility Matrix on page 33.

To connect the Peregrine appliance to a telephone line

1Plug one end of a telephone line cable into the modem connector on the back of the Peregrine appliance.

2Plug the other end of the cable into a standard telephone line connector.

Note: If you do not connect the Peregrine appliance to a telephone line, you will

see a warning on the Appliance Health report (Status > Appliance Health). To suppress this warning, you need to turn off the “Modem Warning,” see Disabling modem warnings on page 90.

(Optional) Using terminal emulation software

You can use an RS-232 serial cable to connect a terminal or a workstation running terminal emulation software instead of the keyboard and monitor any time you need to access the configuration interface—with one exception. You must use a keyboard and monitor to change the BIOS (see Set the BIOS boot sequence on page 47).

To use a terminal or a workstation running terminal emulation software

1Use an RS-232 serial cable to connect the terminal or workstation to the serial connector on the Peregrine appliance.

2If you are using terminal emulation software, start the program. (For example, in Windows, Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal).

3The terminal must meet the following requirements or, if you are using terminal emulation software, use the following settings.

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