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Connecting to the Service Terminal Interface
A.2 CONNECTING TO THE SERVICE TERMINAL INTERFACE
This section describes how to set up and connect to the Service Terminal Interface.
A.2.1 Connection Methods
There are two ways to access the Service Terminal Interface:
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Both methods require a communications program, such as HyperTerminal, to connect to the Service Terminal Interface.
Refer to Table 34 for
Table 34 Steps to set up a direct or remote connection
| Direct | Remote |
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A.2.2 - Create a Connection | ✔ | ✔ |
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A.2.3 - Set Up the COM1 Port - Direct Connection Only | ✔ | N/A |
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A.2.4 - Set Up the Connection’s Properties | ✔ | ✔ |
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A.2.5 - Connect to the Service Terminal Interface | ✔ | ✔ |
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The instructions in this section refer to the HyperTerminal
A.2.2 Create a Connection
Before connecting to the Service Terminal Interface, you must create a connection and specify the method to be used for connection, as described in the following steps.
1.Start the HyperTerminal
2.At the top of the HyperTerminal window, click on File, then on New Connection, as shown below left.
Enter a name for the connection - for example, AC8
3.In the Connection Description window, shown above right, enter a name for the
4.Click OK to close the window.
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