Installation
2–7
Verify Ports.
Verify the operation of each port by connecting a terminal to the port.
Refer to Table 1–1 for supported terminal characteristics. Press
Return
twice (autobaud) to set the operating speed of the port. While watching
the Activity LED type a character on the terminal. The LED should turn
on and off, indicating activity on the port. Perform this procedure for each
port.
Start Terminal Session.
1.
Connect terminals to ports as needed.
2.
To start a terminal session using a terminal connected to one of the
ports:
a.
With the terminal turned on, press
Return
twice. This sets the
baud rate of the port to that of the terminal.
b.
At the prompt ‘‘->’’, enter a node and press
Return
.
The DECserver 90L responds by displaying a string of dots "......"
while connecting to the selected node. Once the connection is
established, the system-dependent login message or prompt will
appear.
NOTE
The DECserver 90L can take a maximum of one minute
when connecting to a node for the first time.
For more information on using the DECserver 90L, refer to Chapter 3 in
this manual.