3Com 3C16630A, User Manual

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Connecting Management Equipment to the Serial Port
This section describes how to connect and set up equipment to
communicate with the M odule via the serial port (out-of-band
management).
By default, the M odule will automatically configure its baud rate. You
will need to set the character size (8), stop bit (1) and parity (none)
settings of the connected equipment to work with the M odule.
Connection to the serial port may be direct or through modems, giving
the options of local or remote management. The maximum rate the
autoconfiguration function will detect is 9600 baud.
Cables of the appropriate type for connection to the serial port should
be available from your supplier. If you wish to make up your own
cables, refer to the pin-outs given in Appendix A .
Chapter 3 describes the VT100 management interface in detail.
Connecting a VT100 Terminal
To connect a VT100 terminal directly to the serial port, you need a
standard null modem cable. See Appendix A for the pin-out
information. Connect one end of the cable to the serial port on the
M odule, and the other to the serial (RS232) port on the VT100 terminal.
The M odule automatically configures its baud rate as described above,
but you must set the character size (8), stop bit (1) and parity (none)
settings of the connected equipment to work with the M odule.
Refer to “Getting Started” on page 3-6 for details of how to get started
with the VT100 management interface.
Connecting a VT100 Terminal Emulator
The workstation will need to run suitable terminal emulation software.
Many VT100 terminal emulation packages are available. Refer to the
user manuals of your particular terminal emulation package for details,
or consult your supplier if you need further advice.