Product ManualXG-7100
FreeBSD
The device associated with the system console is likely to show up as /dev/cuaU1. Look for messages about the device
attaching in the system log files or by running
dmesg
.
4.2.4 Launch a Terminal Program
Use a terminal program to connect to the system console port.
is a popular terminal program that is available
on various operating systems. Some other choices of terminal programs:
• Linux: screen, PuTTY, minicom, dterm
• Mac OS X: screen, ZTerm, cu
• Windows: PuTTY, SecureCRT,
Do not use Hyperterminal
• FreeBSD: screen, cu
The settings to use within the terminal program are:
Speed
115200 baud
Data bits
8
Parity
none
Stop bits
1
Flow Control
Off or XON/OFF. Hardware flow control (RTS/CTS)
must
be disabled.
Client-Specific Examples
PuTTY
Launch PuTTY and configure it for a
Serial
type connection with a speed of
115200
using the port name located
previously.
• Windows Example:
• Linux Example:
PuTTY generally handles most cases OK but can have issues with line drawing characters on certain platforms.
These settings seem to work best (tested on Windows):
4.2. Advanced Configuration
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