User guide

2: Freeway Installation and Initial Boot
DC 900-1333Q 33
2.2.1 Initial Boot Summary
Ta bl e 2 –1 summarizes the steps required when booting a Freeway for the first time.
These steps are described in detail later in this section.
2.2.2 Connecting a Freeway Console
The Freeway Console is the primary method of accessing the Freeway operating system
and menus. You can set up a Freeway Console connection using one of two methods:
with an ASCII terminal connected to the serial console port, or with a VGA monitor
and keyboard. The two methods are described below.
2.2.2.1 ASCII Terminal to Serial Port
The Freeway Console serial port is a 9-pin male D-connector at the rear of the Freeway
server. This port is connected to a serial ASCII terminal through the Freeway Console
Cable which is included with every new Freeway system. The Freeway Console Cable is
a serial null modem cable used to access the Freeway menu functions and logs. Each end
of the cable has both a 9-pin and a 25-pin female D-connector.
Table 2–1: Installation and Initial Boot Steps
Steps Reference Section(s)
1. Connect a console device to the Freeway. Section 2.2.2 on page 33
2. Power up the Freeway. Section 2.2.3 on page 35
3. Stop the Freeway Boot. Section 2.2.4 on page 36
4. Change the Freeway IP Address. Section 2.2.5 on page 37
5. Continue the Freeway Boot. Section 2.2.6 on page 39
6. Connect the Freeway to your network. Section 2.2.3 on page 35
7. Check the network (Ethernet) connection. Section 2.2.8 on page 40
8. Check the protocol (serial) connections. Section 2.2.9 on page 42