27
Figure 28
Connect the console cable
CAUTION:
When you disconnect a PC from a powered-on router, disconnect the DB-9 connector of the console cable
from the PC after disconnecting the RJ-45 connector from the router.
Creating a hyperterminal connection and setting terminal
parameters
To configure and manage the router, you must run a terminal emulator program on the configuration
terminal, for example, a PC. This section uses Windows XP HyperTerminal as an example.
Follow these steps to set terminal parameters on a terminal, for example, Windows XP HyperTerminal:
Step1
Select
Start
>
All
Programs
>
Accessories
>
Communications
>
HyperTerminal
to enter the
HyperTerminal window. The
Connection Description
dialog box appears, as shown in
Figure 29
Connection description of the HyperTerminal
Step2
Type the name of the new connection in the
Name
text box and click
OK
. The following dialog box
appears. Select the serial port to be used from the
Connect using
drop-down list.