4-28Compaq Console Management Controller User Guide

4.Set up the properties for your terminal connection:

a.Enter a name for your connection in the New Connection dialog box. Select an icon to represent the connection, then click OK. The Phone Number dialog box displays.

b.In the Connect Using field, select Direct Connection to the COM port to which the CMC is connected, then click OK. The Properties dialog box displays.

c.Enter the following port settings, then click OK.

Bits per second (baud rate)

9600

Data bits

8

Parity

None

Stop bits

1

Flow control

None

5. The main menu of the CMC displays on the HyperTerminal interface.

Navigating Menus

CAUTION: All configuration changes made in a terminal program are retained in CMC memory. If you change the Read and Write Community strings in the terminal program setup independently from the Compaq Intelligent Rack Manager Lite software, the software can no longer control the CMC.

Use Table 4-3as a reference when navigating the CMC menus.

■To change values in HyperTerminal, type the new value in the field and press Enter.

■To select and toggle values, press the spacebar.

■To save changes and jump back to the previous menu, press Esc.