3Com 3C10200 NBX Installation Guide - Page 196

196 CHAPTER 11: TROUBLESHOOTING Connecting a Computer to a Console Port You can connect a computer directly to an NBX Network Call Processor, an analog terminal adapter, digital and analog line cards, and the 3Com Attendant Console and access CLI commands and system status messages through a terminal emulation program. Typically, direct access to the device is for maintenance and troubleshooting purposes and should be done only under the direction of a support technician. However, the serial port provides easy access for configuring IP settings using the nbxIpConfig command (case sensitive). You can connect a computer directly to these NBX devices: Table 37 Serial Port Connections Card NBX NCP BRI-ST Digital Line Card E1 Digital Line Card T1 Digital Line Card NBX Analog Line Card (3C10114C only) NBX Analog Terminal Card (3C10117C only) NBX Analog Terminal Adapter (3C10400 only) 3Com 3105 Attendant Console Port CONSOLE or COM1 CONSOLE CONSOLE CONSOLE CONSOLE CONSOLE 10101 Serial To connect to the serial port on a 3Com 3105 Attendant Console, you must use a DB9 (female)-to-RJ-45 adapter. It does not matter which computer operating system you use. As long as the computer has a terminal emulation program that can emulate a VT100 terminal (for example, Microsoft Hyperterminal), it can communicate with any of the cards listed in Table 37. To connect the computer to the COM1 or CONSOLE port: 1 Using a standard computer serial cable (9-pin male to 9-pin female), connect the male end of the cable to the female connector (COM1 or CONSOLE) on the front panel of the board. 2 Connect the female end of the cable to an available serial port on the computer. 3 Start the terminal emulation software and create a new connection.