Netopia 4000-Series manual Connecting a Console Cable to your Equipment

Introduction 1-5

Connecting a Console Cable to your Equipment

Many Netopia models include a serial console port labeled “Console” on the back panel. You can perform all of the system configuration activities for your Netopia equipment through a local serial console connection, if available, using terminal emulation software, such as HyperTerminal provided with Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT on the PC, or ZTerm, included on the Netopia CD, for Macintosh computers.

You attach the Netopia device to either a PC or Macintosh computer via the serial port on the computer. (On a Macintosh computer, the serial port is called the Modem port or Printer port. Since Macintosh computers have different serial bus connectors, you may need a USB-to-DB-9 or USB-to-serial adapter. These are available from a variety of third-party manufacturers.) This connection lets you use the computer to configure and monitor the Router via the console screens.

Example back panel

Ethernet

DSL 4 3 2 1 Console Power

Console connection port

DB-9 (male)

To connect to your computer for serial console communication, use a console cable appropriate to your platform:

■A DB-9 connector end attaches to a PC.

■A DB-9 end of the Console cable attaches to the Console port.

■If you connect a PC with Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT, you can use the HyperTerminal application bundled with the operating system.

■If you connect a Macintosh computer, you can use the ZTerm terminal emulation program on the supplied Netopia CD.