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Console cable
—8-core console cable with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end and a
DB-9 female connector at the other end.
Configuration terminal
—Terminal with a serial port such as a PC.
2.
Plug the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the RS-232 port on the PC.
3.
Plug the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the console port on the gateway.
NOTE:
The serial ports on PCs do not support hot swapping. To connect a PC to an operating gateway, first
connect the PC end. To disconnect a PC from an operating gateway, first disconnect the gateway
end.
Figure 1 Setting up the configuration environment (M9000-AI-E8)
Setting terminal parameters
To configure and manage the gateway through the console port, you must run a terminal emulator
program, TeraTermPro or PuTTY, on your configuration terminal. You can use the emulator program
to connect a network device, a Telnet site, or an SSH site. For more information about the terminal
emulator programs, see the user guides for these programs.
Start the terminal emulator program and configure the parameters as follows:
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Bits per second
—9600.
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Data bits
—8.
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Stop bits
—1.
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Parity
—None.
•
Flow control
—None.
Verifying the configuration
1.
Power on the gateway.
2.
Verify the following items:
