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For Windows: open up device manager and expand the ports area, see below example:

in the above example, COM3 is the port.

From the computer, open up a terminal program and connect to the above detected COM port.

use the following connection settings:

Speed: 115200n8 1
Hardware/Software flow control: disabled

 
For example, on a Windows computer, you can use 

 (free downloadable program) and connect as seen below 

Putty

(with your detected port in place of COM3):

 

The terminal screen should appear black/blank (which is normal) as the appliance is powered off and there is nothing to 
be seen on screen. 

 

         

USB Recovery Process

A USB recovery key was included with the packaging of your System 1000.

This is required for the following steps. If you cannot locate the USB recovery key, you can quickly create one yourself using your own USB key 
and by following the instructions on 

this wiki

Plug the USB Recovery Key into any of the USB ports located on the front of the appliance.
Turn your PBX on and immediately press the 

 (Delete) key on your computer's keyboard as soon as you see the following screen.

DEL

This will log you into the BOOT menu, as seen below:

Summary of Contents for PBXact UC1000

Page 1: ...the Console Port located on the front of the appliance as seen below Plug the end into the the Console port on the appliance RJ45 Plug the end into a laptop or desktop computer USB If your computer d...

Page 2: ...screen should appear black blank which is normal as the appliance is powered off and there is nothing to be seen on screen USB Recovery Process A USB recovery key was included with the packaging of y...

Page 3: ...Recovery Stick Navigate down the list to and press enter as seen below USB Device BBS Priorities As seen in the below image the AMI Virtual CDROM is in Boot Option 1 This must be changed to have the...

Page 4: ...asking you to select the your network cable is plugged into Ethernet interface Since your network cable is plugged into select from the list by moving your cursor key down Port 0 eth0 Once is selecte...

Page 5: ...board to move forward to the button and then press the TAB OK enter key If you want to setup a static IP address press the TAB key over Manual configuration to setup a static IP address Select a Time...

Page 6: ...ith your root password that you created in the previous step The final step is to reactivate the appliance with the that originally shipped with your system deployment ID To reactivate your appliance...

Page 7: ...umerous times until you log into the BIOS screen as in the initial steps Using the arrow keys on your keyboard navigate to the menu item as seen below BOOT Navigate down the list to and press enter as...

Page 8: ...ployment ID The activation process will install additional RPMs and make the necessary changes to the GUI behind the scenes The end result is a complete new PBXact system This process takes about 3 4...

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