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7975-A2-GZ41-00
March 1999
Connecting to a System Terminal
An optional system maintenance terminal may be attached to your Hotwire
7975 Standalone Termination Unit through the modular jack on the rear panel.
The system maintenance terminal allows you to view the status of the unit, and
change configuration options. The terminal must be a VT100-compatible terminal
or a PC running terminal emulation software.
Procedure
To connect your unit to a system terminal:
1. Connect the 9-pin end of the terminal cable into a COM port on your PC.
2. Plug the other end into the modular jack on the rear panel.
3. Set the communication parameters on your PC or terminal to:
— 9600 baud
— 8 bit characters
— no parity
— 1 stop bit
— no flow control
Press Enter from your terminal or PC to activate the Main Menu for the attached
unit. The system runs diagnostics and status checks. After a few moments, the
Main Menu or Logon screen appears on your terminal.
Entering Identity Information
After accessing your unit for the first time, use the Change Identity screen to
determine SNMP administrative system information that will be displayed on the
Identity screen of the Status branch. To access the Card Identity screen, follow
this menu selection sequence:
Main Menu
→
Control
→
Change Identity
