Motorola 4652 Getting Started Guide - Page 27

Console-Based Management 5-27 Configuring Telnet software If you are configuring your router using a Telnet session, your computer must be running a Telnet software program. ■ If you connect a PC with Microsoft Windows, you can use a Windows Telnet application or simply run Telnet from the Start menu. ■ If you connect a Macintosh computer, you can use the NCSA Telnet program supplied on the Netopia 4652 CD. You install NCSA Telnet by simply dragging the application from the CD to your hard disk. Connecting a Console Cable to Your Router You can perform all of the system configuration activities for your Netopia 4652 through a local serial console connection using terminal emulation software, such as HyperTerminal provided with Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT on the PC, or ZTerm, included on the Netopia CD, for Macintosh computers. The Netopia 4652 back panel has a connector labeled "Console" for attaching the Router to either a PC or Macintosh computer via the serial port on the computer. (On a Macintosh computer, the serial port is called the Modem port or Printer port. Newer Macintosh models have USB ports, so you may need a third-party adapter.) This connection lets you use the computer to configure and monitor the Netopia 4652 via the console screens. Netopia 4652 back panel DSL Ethernet 4 3 2 1 Console Power Console connection port DB-9 (male) To connect the Netopia 4652 to your computer for serial console communication, use a console cable appropriate to your platform: ■ A DB-9 connector end attaches to a PC. ■ A DB-9 end of the Console cable attaches to the Netopia 4652's Console port. ■ If you connect a PC with Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT, you can use the HyperTerminal application bundled with the operating system. ■ If you connect a Macintosh computer, you can use the ZTerm terminal emulation program on the supplied Netopia 4652 CD.