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Using the Terminal Configurator
You can use the Terminal Configurator as an alternative method to configure your
3Com Wireless Building-to-Building Bridge in the event that the Wireless Bridge Manager
configuration utility (Chapter 3) is not available. The Terminal Configurator is a text-based
configuration method that lacks many of the features of the Bridge Manager. The terminal
configurator can be accessed using a direct serial or Telnet connection.
When using a direct serial connection, the wireless bridge communicates with a
serial terminal or a computer that is running terminal emulation software—such as
HyperTerminal, ProComm, or Telix. You can configure the bridge using a direct serial
connection at any time, regardless of the current wireless bridge settings.
When using a Telnet connection, the unit communicates using TCP/IP with a computer
running a Telnet client program. A Telnet connection can be used to configure wireless
bridges outside of your local area network, when the configuration utility cannot be used,
because the TCP/IP communication is routable.
Establishing a Direct Serial Connection
This method of configuring and managing a 3Com Wireless Building-to-Building Bridge
uses a serial cable connected from the wireless bridge to a computer running terminal
emulation software. HyperTerminal is one of the most widely used terminal emulation
programs because it is standard software included with all recent Windows-based PCs.
Use the following instructions to configure your wireless bridge using the HyperTerminal
program.
1
Complete steps 1-10 of the hardware installation procedure in Chapter 2, “Installing
the Hardware and Software.”
2
Connect a serial cable to your computer’s serial port. Make note of the PC’s COM port
into which you plugged this cable. Plug the opposite end of the serial cable into the
serial port on the wireless bridge.
3
On your desktop, click
Start
.
4
Click
Programs
.
5
Click
Accessories
.
6
Click
Hyperterminal
.
7
Double-click the file labeled hypertrm.exe.
The Connection Description screen appears. This screen allows you to enter a
connection name (any alphanumeric combination) in the Name field. In addition,
the Connection Description screen has an Icon field. Leave the highlighted icon at its
default setting.
8
Click
OK
to proceed with Hyperterminal. Use the
Cancel
button to terminate
Hyperterminal.
The Phone Number screen appears. The Country Code, Area Code, and Phone
Number fields should be blank by default. Leave these fields at their default settings.
9
In the
Connect Using
field, select the COM port currently used by the RS-232 cable.
