EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual
Getting Started
2-2
RS-232 Console Configuration (115200, None, 8, 1, VT100)
NOTE
Connection Caution!
1.
You
cannot
connect to the EDS simultaneously by serial console and Telnet.
2.
You
can
connect to the EDS simultaneously by web browser and serial console, or by web
browser and Telnet. However, we strongly suggest that you do NOT use more than one
connection method at the same time. Following this advice will allow you to maintain better
control over the configuration of your EDS.
NOTE
We recommend using Moxa PComm Terminal Emulator, which can be downloaded free of
charge from Moxa’s website.
Before running PComm Terminal Emulator, use an RJ45 to DB9-F (or RJ45 to DB25-F) cable to
connect the EDS’s RS-232 Console port to your PC’s COM port (generally COM1 or COM2,
depending on how your system is set up).
After installing PComm Terminal Emulator, perform the following steps to access the RS-232
Console utility.
1.
From the Windows desktop, click
Start
Programs
PCommLite2.5
Terminal
Emulator.
2.
Select
Open
under
Port Manager
to open a new connection.