3Com OfficeConnect User Manual - page 70
5-2
C
HAPTER
5: U
SING
THE
C
OMMAND
L
INE
I
NTERFACE
HyperTerminal
HyperTerminal can usually be found from the
Windows
Start
menu, in
Programs
,
Accessories
.
To start a HyperTerminal session (after connecting to
the hub’s console port):
1
Double-click on the ‘Hypertrm.exe’ icon to start the
application.
The Connection Description dialog box appears.
2
Enter a dummy name in the
Name
field and click
OK
.
The Phone Number dialog box appears.
3
Select the serial port (for the management station)
that you are using to connect to the switch, in the
Connect using
field.
The COM Properties dialog box appears.
4
Configure the fields as follows and click
OK
:
■
Bits per second
— any setting no higher than
19200
■
Data bits
— 8
■
Parity
— None
■
Stop bits
— 1
■
Flow control
— None
5
Click in the main HyperTerminal window and press
[Return][Return] to start the communication.
Terminal
Terminal can usually be found from the Main window,
in the
Accessories
program group. To start a Terminal
session (after connecting to the hub’s console port):
1
Double-click on the ‘Terminal’ icon to start the
application.
2
If the Default Serial Port dialog box appears, select the
serial port (for the management station) that you are
using to connect to the switch and click
OK
.
3
From the
Settings
menu in the main Terminal window,
select
Terminal Emulation
.
The Terminal Emulation dialog box appears.
4
Select ‘DEC VT-100 (ANSI)’ and click
OK
.
5
From the
Settings
menu, select
Communications
.
The Communications dialog box appears.
6
Configure the fields as follows and click
OK
:
■
Baud Rate
— any setting no higher than 19200
■
Data Bits
— 8
■
Stop Bits
— 1
■
Parity
— None
■
Flow Control
— None
7
Click in the main Terminal window and press
[Return][Return] to start the communication.