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Device Setup
Follow these steps to install the Serial Adapter:
1. If necessary, boot your ASCII device and configure a serial port to be VT100,
9600-baud rate, no parity, 8-bit data, 1 stop bit.
2. Using the DB25 cable included, connect the ASCII device serial port to the
DB25 connector on the Serial Adapter.
3. Plug the 6VDC power supply into the Serial Adapter.
4. Plug a PS/2 monitor into the miniDIN6 connector and a VGA monitor to the
HD15 connector on the Serial Adapter.
OR
Plug a Sun keyboard into the miniDIN8 connector and a composite sync Sun
monitor into the HD15 connector on the Serial Adapter. You may need to use a
VGA-to-13W3 adapter to convert HD15 (M) to 13W3 (F).
5. You will see a login prompt on the monitor.
Installing the Serial Adapter with a KVM Switch
1.
Connect the KVM cables to the serial device’s keyboard, monitor, and mouse
ports.
2.
Connect the serial cable included from the Serial Adapter’s serial port to the
ASCII device.
3.
Select the channel where the Serial Adapter is connected to access the ASCII
device via the KVM switch.
Note:
When powering up the Serial Adapter with a KVM, the KVM switch must be
powered up first, then the Adapter, and finally the serial device.
4.
You will see a login prompt on the monitor.
Important:
After initial installation, if you must first power OFF the Serial Adapter
when switching keyboards on the Serial Adapter, switch keyboards and then power
ON the Serial Adapter.
Installation
