Installation guide

Acme Packet 6100 Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide 57

5 Startup

Introduction

This chapter describes Acme Packet 6100 startup which involves two tasks:

• Pow

ering on the Acme Packet 6100.

• Cre

ating the first console connection to the Acme Packet 6100.

You can perform these actions in any order. However, if your console

con

nection is configured first, you can observe the booting processes as your

Acme Packet 6100 goes online.

The last section of this

chapter explains how to login to your system.

Creating a Console Connection

This section explains how to create a console connection.

Prerequisites In order to create a console connection to the Acme Packet 6100, you must

configure the terminal hardware and software appropriately.

Table 5 - 7. Terminal Application Serial Settings for Use with Console Port

Serial Connection Parameter Setting

Baud Rate 115,200 bps

Date Bits 8

Parity No

Stop Bit 1

Flow Control None

Note: Your terminal application and serial port MUST be capable

of operating at 115.2 Kbps for creating a console session.

Creating a Console

Connection

To create a console connection:

1. Set the terminal application’s parameter

s to match the Acme Packet 6100

default parameters.

2. The Acme Packet 6100 console port is located on the Acme Packet 6100

IU. You must connect to the console port when initially booting the Acme

Packet 6100.

3. If the Acme Packet 6100 is already powered on, press the Enter key a few

mes to activate the console connection. When ACLI text is displayed on

the screen, the console connection has been successfully created.