Installing the Access Point 3-21
Connecting a Device to the Console Port
e)
In the Port Settings window, enter:
— Bits per second: 9600
— Data bits: 8
— Parity: None
— Stop Bits: 1
— Flow Control: Hardware
To connect to the console port at a later date, open Hyperterminal and
select File
→
Open to open the AP Console Port connection.
5.
Press <Enter> a few times until the RoamAbout Access Point Installation Menu is
displayed. The installation menu allows you to display and modify various AP and
wireless networking parameters.
The AP console port requires that the cable is connected to another device; otherwise,
spurious noise could cause the console port to be unresponsive especially when the AP is
reset. If you plan to connect a cable to the console port but not always have that cable
connected to a device (such as connecting the console cable to a patch panel), you need to
attach the TX and RX pins to ground, as shown in the cabling diagram below. A patch panel
would be between the two RJ45 connectors.
R2-DB9
Device - DB9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
RX
TX
GND
Black
Red
Green
Yellow
RX
TX
GND
RJ45
1
2
3
4
5
6
RJ45
1
2
3
4
5
6
