User manual

Basic Installation and Setup 2-

Accessing the Configuration Interface

This section explains how to attach to the configuration interface

locally via the console port or remotely via the NETServer

Manager Plus.

Establishing Communications with NETServer Plus

Depending on your type of computer (options shown below),

configure the terminal emulation communications settings to:

• 9600 baud

• 8 data bits

• no parity

• 1 stop bit

• direct connect

IBM-PC Compatible Computers

Windows Terminal (included with Microsoft Windows) and

Procomm Plus are popular communications packages which

support VT100 terminal emulation for IBM-PC compatible

computers. HyperTerminal, bundled with Windows 95, also

supports terminal emulation.

Macintosh Computers

Procomm, MicroPhone, White Knight, Kermit, Red Ryder,

VersaTerm and ZTerm (a shareware application available on the

Internet and many on-line services) are popular

communications programs which carry VT100 terminal

emulation service for Macintosh computers. If you don’t have a

communications package or your program doesn’t support

VT100 emulation, Zterm will function just as well.

UNIX-Based Computers

Kermit, minicom and tip are typical terminal emulation

programs for UNIX-based computers. Depending on the