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5.2 Command-Line Interface
A terminal emulation program is used to emulate a video terminal, so as to access
VelaSync's CLI (Command- Line Interface) remotely via a serial cable. This may be
required if no other means of remotely accessing VelaSync are available, for example if
Ethernet ports are used otherwise or have been disabled (e.g., for security reasons).
5.2.1 Setting up a Terminal Emulator
If no other means are available to access VelaSync, a terminal emulation program can be
used to carry out certain configuration changes by accessing VelaSync's CLI (command-
line interface) via a serial port connection. An application example for this scenario is to
enable a network port so that the VelaSync Web UI can be used. While it is also possible
to retrieve selected logs, a terminal emulator does not replace the VelaSync Web UI.
Spectracom does not distribute or support its own terminal emulator, and newer
Microsoft operating systems no longer include HyperTerminal. However, there are sev-
eral third-party open-source programs available, such as
TeraTerm
®
or PuTTY
®
. The
example below illustrates the use of TeraTerm. The setup procedure is similar when
using other terminal emulation programs.
Procedure:
1.
Connect the personal computer to the serial port interface, using using a pinned
null-modem standard DB9F to DB9M serial cable.
2.
Configure your terminal emulation program, using the following settings:
Port : COM1
Bits per second : 9600
Data bits : 8
Parity : None
Stop bits : 1
Flow control : None
3. Depending on which network protocol you are using (SSH, Telnet), you will need
to enter authentication upon establishment of the connection either in a separate
authentication window, or the Terminal window: The default user name is
spad-
min
, and the password
admin123
.
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