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SettIng-uP the SeRIAl connectIon
The initial connection accesses the serial port using the serial cable connection you made using the RJ-11 to
DB9. Use your PC’s terminal emulation program, such as Microsoft HyperTerminal, to access the Command Line
Interface (CLI).
To make the initial serial connection:
1. Change your terminal emulation application settings to match the following specications:
• Bitspersecond:115200
• Databits:8
• Parity:None
• Stopbits:1
• Flowcontrol:none
2. Start your PC’s terminal VT100 or ANSI emulation program.
3. Press Enter once to launch the CLI.
4. At the Login prompt, type administrator and press Enter.
5. At the Password prompt, type password and press Enter.
The screen displays:
login as: administrator
administrator@vess password:********
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Promise Vess Command Line Interface (CLI) Utility
Version: X.XX.XXXX.XX Build Date: Xxx X, 2013
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Type help or ? to display all the available commands
Type menu to enter Menu Driven Conguration Utility
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administrator@cli>
To see the full set of CLI commands, at the administrator@cli> prompt, type help and press Enter.
To see full information about a specic command, at the administrator@cli> prompt, type help followed by
the command, then press Enter.
administrator@cli> help net
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