6-4 User’s Reference Guide

Launch your terminal emulation software and configure the communications software for the values shown in the table below. These are the default communication parameters that the Netopia R5000 Series uses.

Parameter

Suggested Value

 

 

Terminal type

PC: ANSI-BBS

 

Mac: ANSI, VT-100, or VT-200

Data bits

8

Parity

None

Stop bits

1

Speed

57600 bits per second *

Flow Control

None

 

 

* Note: The router firmware contains an autobaud detection feature. If you are at any screen on the serial console, you can change your baud rate and press Return (HyperTerminal for the PC requires a disconnect). The new baud rate is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Navigating through the console screens

Use your keyboard to navigate the Netopia R5000 Series’s configuration screens, enter and edit information, and make choices. The following table lists the keys to use to navigate through the console screens.

To...

Use These Keys...

 

 

Move through selectable items in a screen or pop-up menu

Up, Down, Left, and

 

Right Arrow

 

 

Set a change to a selected item or open a pop-up menu of

Return or Enter

options for a selected item like entering an upgrade key

 

 

 

Change a toggle value (Yes/No, On/Off)

Tab

 

 

Restore an entry or toggle value to its previous value

Esc

 

 

Move one item up

Up arrow or Control + A

 

 

Move one item down

Down arrow or Control + Z

 

 

Display a dump of the device event log

Control + E

 

 

Display a dump of the WAN event log

Control + F

 

 

Refresh the screen

Control + L

 

 

Go to topmost selectable item

<

 

 

Go to bottom right selectable item

>

 

 

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Netopia R5100, R5300, R5200 manual Navigating through the console screens, Mac ANSI, VT-100, or VT-200