3Com 6000 Network Router User Manual


 
4
CONFIGURING THE ROUTER
Establishing
Configuration
Environment
When configuring a router for the first time, you can only use Console port or
AUX port. This section introduces the local and remote configuration environment
establishment for your reference
Connecting the Router
to a configuration
terminal
To set up the local configuration environment, RJ45 connector of the console
cable needs to be connected to the console port on the Router, and DB25
connector or DB9 connector to the serial interface of a PC, as shown below.
Figure 1 Local configuration through CON port
Setting the parameters
of configuration
terminal
To set the configuration parameters, follow below:
1 Start the configuration terminal and set up a new connection. If the configuration
is performed through a PC, the terminal emulation program (HyperTerminal of
Windows95/98/NT/2000/XP) should be run in the PC to set up a new
connection.
2 Enter a name for the new connection and press <OK> button.
RS232 serial port
Console cable
Console port
Quidway AR46-20
PC
RS232 serial port
Console cable
Console port
Quidway AR46-20
PC