ATEN Altuscn PN5212, User Manual

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Chapter 11
Out of Band Operation
Overview
In case the LAN that the PN5212 / PN5320 resides on goes down, or the
PN5212 / PN5320 cannot be accessed with the usual browser based method for
some other reason, the PN5212 / PN5320 can be accessed via an
Out of Band
method utilizing the PN5212 / PN5320's Console port in the following way:
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For a console terminal session , connect the PN5212 / PN5320’s Console
port (see PON In / Console Port , page 8), to the COM port of a local
computer. You can then operate the PN5212 / PN5320 from the local
computer's console terminal (HyperTerminal, GTKTerminal, etc.).
Console Terminal Session
This section describes how to establish a console terminal session using
HyperTerminal as an example, as follows:
1. Use Cat 5e cable to connect the PN5212 / PN5320’s PON IN/Console port
to the SA0151 (DTE) adapter supplied with your package. Connect the
adapter to the COM port of the computer you will use for the console
terminal.
2. On your local computer, run the HyperTerminal program:
3. When a dialog box, similar to the one below appears, key in a name to
describe the connection in the Name field, select an icon to represent the
connection; then click OK .
SA0151
(DTE)
Cat 5e Cable