User guide

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Freeway User Guide
Connect the other end of the console cable to any ANSI or VT200 compatible terminal.
You may also use one of the serial COM ports on a PC or laptop as long as you have a
terminal emulation program (such as HyperTerminal) available on the system. If you
are using a PC with HyperTerminal, use the following settings on the “Port Settings”
tab:
Bits per second:9600
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None
Once connected, hit the Enter key to get to the login prompt.
4.1.2 Local VGA Monitor and Keyboard
In addition to connecting a serial terminal to the serial “console” connector at the back
of the Freeway, you can also connect an ordinary VGA monitor and PS/2 keyboard.
When the Freeway boots, it first checks to see if a keyboard is connected; if there is a key-
board connected then the Freeway uses the VGA monitor and keyboard as the main sys-
tem console, and all the boot information is displayed there. If no keyboard is
connected, then the serial output console connector becomes the main system console.
In either case, when the boot processing is complete both the serial console port and the
VGA monitor/keyboard offer login prompts, allowing users to login and manage the
Freeway system using a set of menus or typed-in commands (the same menus and
typed-in commands which are available to telnet or rlogin sessions).
Refer to the Freeway Hardware Installation Guide for the location of the VGA monitor
port and PS/2 keyboard port for your Freeway model. Protogate supplies a key-
board/mouse splitter cable for the PS/2 port, however, the Freeway Interactive Menu
does not require or support mouse functions. The keyboard will work whether or not
you use the splitter cable.