
150-388-105-05, Revision 05
Provisioning
HLU-388 List 5
March 25, 2000
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Connecting to a Maintenance Terminal
A miniature, 3-pin, 210 Bantam-type jack on the front panel serves as a craft port and allows connection between
the HLU-388 and a maintenance terminal (ASCII terminal or PC running a terminal emulation program).
A 210-to-DB-9 adapter is provided with every unit to facilitate the use of standard RS-232, DB-9 cables (see
). Once connected to a maintenance terminal, you can access the maintenance, provisioning,
and performance screens.
To connect to a maintenance terminal:
1
Insert the 210-to-DB9 adapter into the RS-232 jack on HLU-388 front panel.
2
Connect an RS-232 cable to the adapter.
3
Connect the other end of the cable to the console port on the maintenance terminal.
4
If necessary, start a terminal emulation program.
5
Configure the maintenance terminal to the following communication settings:
•
1200 to 9600 baud (9600 baud is recommended)
•
No parity
•
8 data bits
•
1 stop bit
•
Hardware flow control to OFF
6
Press the
several times to initiate the autobaud connection and to initialize the Maintenance
Terminal screens.
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