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Login procedure
1.
Use the console cable shipped with the device to connect the PC and the device. Plug the DB-9
connector of the console cable into the serial port of the PC, and plug the RJ-45 connector into the
console port of your device.
Figure 4
Connect the device and PC through a console cable
WARNING!
Identify interfaces correctly to avoid connection errors.
NOTE:
The serial port of a PC does not support hot-swap. Do not plug or unplug the console cable to or from the
PC when your device is powered on. To connect the PC to the device, first plug the DB-9 connector of the
console cable into the PC, and then plug the RJ-45 connector of the console cable into your device. To
disconnect the PC from the device, first unplug the RJ-45 connector and then the DB-9 connector.
2.
Launch a terminal emulation program, such as HyperTerminal in Windows XP or Windows 2000.
Here, the Windows XP’s HyperTerminal is used as an example. Select a serial port to be
connected to the device, and set terminal parameters in this way: set
Bits per second
to
9600
,
Data
bits
to
8
,
Parity
to
None
,
Stop bits
to
1
, and
Flow control
to
None
, as shown in
through
NOTE:
On Windows 2003 Server operating system, add the HyperTerminal program first, and then log in to and
manage the device as described in this document. On Windows 2008 Server, Windows 7, Windows
Vista, or some other operating system, obtain a third party terminal control program first, and follow the
user guide or online help of that program to log in to the device.
