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1.
Select a console terminal, which can be an ASCII terminal with an RS-232 serial port or a PC. (A
PC is more commonly used.)
2.
Connect the DB-9 connector (female) of the console cable to the RS-232 serial port of the console
terminal, and connect the RJ-45 connector to the console port of the router.
Setting console terminal parameters
To set console terminal parameters:
1.
From the console terminal, select
Start
>
All Programs
>
Accessories
>
Communications
>
HyperTerminal
.
2.
In the
Connection Description
dialog box
(Figure 20
), enter the name of the new connection in the
Name
field, and then click
OK
.
Figure 20
Connection Description dialog box for HyperTerminal
3.
In the
Connect To
dialog box
(Figure 21
), select the serial port from the
Connect using
list, and then
click
OK
.