Chapter 2: First-Time Configuration
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Section C: Initial Configuration Using a Direct Serial Port Connection
This section describes how to configure the SG200 using a direct serial port connection. Before configuring
the SG200 using the serial port connection, you must place the SG200 into the network as described in
Section B: “Placing the SG200 into the Network
The serial port connection setup differs by model:
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If your SG200 is a 200 A or 200 B, complete the procedure described in
the SG200 Using a Direct Serial Port Connection”
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If your SG200 is a 200 C, complete the procedure described in
“200 C—Configuring the SG200 Using a
Direct Serial Port Connection”
200 A and 200 B—Configuring the SG200 Using a Direct Serial Port
Connection
If your SG200 is a 200 A or 200 B, use the following procedure to configure it with a direct serial port
connection.
Use a standalone serial terminal or a PC and the SG200 command-line interface (CLI) to perform a
first-time configuration of the following basic network information:
PC Note:
If the PC is using standard serial port settings, you should have a problem-free
connection. Problems can occur if there are non-standard PC serial port settings.
The following procedure is for 200 A and 200 B Appliances running SGOS 4.x or later. Do the procedure by
reading on-screen material and entering data where necessary. The on-screen instructions display as five
separate pages. In the procedure below, places that require you to enter data are illustrated by example
entries in bold text.
Initial Configuration Using a Direct Serial Port Connection
Five screens display, one at a time, as shown in the following steps.
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Power on and connect the serial terminal or PC as described below (the SG200 must be powered off):
Serial terminal
: Connect the terminal’s serial cable to the SG200’s serial console port; start the terminal
and verify that it is set using the parameters described below.
PC
: Connect a serial cable to a serial port on the PC and to the SG200’s serial console port; start the PC,
open a terminal emulator (such as HyperTerminal), and connect to the serial port to which you
attached the cable. Create and name a new connection (either a COM or TCP/IP), and verify that the
port is set using the parameters described below.
• IP address
• IP subnet mask
• IP gateway address
• DNS server
• Console username
• Console password
• Enable password
• Serial port password (optional)
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Baud rate: 9600 bps
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Data bits: 8
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Parity: none
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Stop bits: 1
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Flow control: none
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Smooth-scroll: disabled
