Installation Manual

B. Connect a Console (Optional)
When Is a Console Necessary?
Connecting a console is necessary if your management of the router
requires direct access through the console port by either a local opera-
tor or by a remote operator using a modem. Direct access through the
console port is optional if the router is to be configured from a remote
site using Smartboot (Quick Remote or a Bootp server) and if the router
is to be managed from a remote site using Telnet.
To install a console:
1. Do one of the following:
• Connect the serial port of an ANSI or VT100 terminal (or a PC
emulating one of these) to the console port using an RS-232
cable.
• Connect a full-duplex, asynchronous (character-mode) modem to
the console port using an RS-232 cable. At the remote site,
connect an ANSI or VT100 terminal (or a PC emulating an ANSI
or VT100 terminal) to the remote modem. Then establish the link
between the terminal’s modem and the router’s modem according
to the modem instructions.
Note For recommended console and modem cables, and cable pin-outs, refer
to appendix A, ‘‘Cables and Connectors’’. For supported modems and
their configuration requirements, refer to appendix B, ‘‘Modem
Configuration’’.
2. Switch on the terminal’s power (or switch on the PC’s power and
start the terminal emulation program). Configure for the following:
• ANSI or VT100
• 1 stop bit
• 8 bits/character
• Xon/Xoff handshaking
• No parity
• Baud rate of 57600, 38400, 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200, or 300
• Screen size of 24 lines
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