User manual

Sensorsoft Alert User Manual
Models SSA7004 and SSA7008
To connect to your SSA7004 or SSA7008 appliance through its console port, you first need the following
items:
 A computer with a spare serial port.
 The P/N C4003 adaptor or the P/N C4004 adaptor. Both of these adaptors came with your
Alert appliance, and are gray colored. The P/N C4003 adaptor has a DB-9F connector. The
P/N C4004 adaptor has DB-25F connector. Choose the one that fits the spare serial port of
your computer.
 The P/N C2013 cable that came with your Alert appliance. This is a blue RJ-45 straight-
through cable.
1. Make sure your Alert appliance is powered on.
2. Connect one end of the blue RJ-45 straight-through cable (P/N C2013) to the console port on the Alert
appliance. The console port is located on the back of the Alert appliance, and is labeled “CONSOLE”.
3. Connect the other end of the blue RJ-45 straight-through cable (P/N C2013) to the gray colored
connector (P/N C4003 or C4004) labeled “Console”.
4. Connect the gray colored connector to the serial port on your computer.
5. Launch a terminal emulation program on your computer. If your computer’s operating system is
Windows you can use HyperTerminal located under Start > Program > Accessories >
Communications. If your computer’s operating system is UNIX, you can use either Kermit or
Minicom.
6. Configure the terminal program parameters as shown below, and then connect.
 Serial Speed: 9600 bps
 Data Bits: 8 bits
 Parity: None
 Stop Bits: 1
 Flow Control: None
 Emulation: ANSI
7. After you are connected, you should see a login prompt on your terminal screen. If you do not see this,
press Enter on your keyboard a few times.
8. Login using username: root, and your root password. If you have never changed the root password of
your Alert appliance, use the default root password: sensorsoft.
9. To configure the appliance’s IP settings, go to section Configuring IP Settings of the Alert Appliance.
Configuring IP settings of the Alert Appliance
1. If you have not already done so, connect the Alert appliance’s Ethernet port to the network using your
own Ethernet patch cable or a P/N C2006 cable.
2. If you are continuing from the previous section such as Accessing the Alert appliance using DHCP or
Connecting to the Alert serial port console, then you are already logged in and may continue to step 3.
Otherwise go back to the beginning of Alert Quick Start section (above).
3. At the Linux shell prompt, type wiz and press Enter. This will bring up the configuration wizard.
Press Enter to continue.
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