IBM SY27-0345-06 manual Attaching, Access Methods

Appendix A.

Access

Methods

and

Attaching

an

ASCII

Terminal

To

run

the

menu-driven diagnostics, you must attach

an

ASCII

terminal

t

service port of the IBM 2210. This chapter explains how to access

operational

and configuration software. The chapter also lists the ASC

that

are

supported

and

provides information about

setup

attributes.

Access Methods

The IBM 2210 software must be configured as part of the installat

Therefore,

you

have

to

access

the

software

in

one

of

the

followin

Ÿ Locally through a null-modem adapter and serial

cables

supplied

with

product

that

are

attached

to

the

EIA-232

service

port

using

an

nection.

See

Figure A-1.

Ÿ

Remotely

using dial-in (over telephone lines) through a modem

attach

EIA-232

primary

service port

or

the

secondary

service

port,

if

also

use

an

ASCII

connection.

The

secondary

service

port

can

be

EIA-232

Service

Port Feature

or a 14.4 Kbps Modem Port Feature.

Figure A-2

on

page A-2

and

Figure A-3 on page A-2.

Table

A-1. User

Console

Attachment

Options

Access

Pro-

Default IP

Physical

Attachment

Line

Protocol

tocol

Address

Service

port

+

null

modem

Asynchronous

ASCII

terminal

Service

port

+

external

modemcharacters

emulation

Not

applicable

Any

IP

network

interface

IP

Telnet

No

defaults

An ASCII connection requires an

ASCII

terminal

or

workstation

running

an

terminal

emulator.

Once

the

IBM 2210 is operational in the network,

you

can

access

t

Telnetting from a network-connected workstation. This workstation must be

attached

to

any

of

the

IBM 2210’s

IP-capable

network

interfaces.

face

can

be on a LAN adapter or WAN adapter because both support

The Telnet

workstation

can

be

locally

or

remotely connected.

Figure A-1. Local Terminal Connection to the EIA-232 Service Port

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