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Cisco AVS 3120 Application Velocity System Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 3 Installing the AVS 3120
Establishing a Serial Console Connection
Establishing a Serial Console Connection
Before you can configure the AVS 3120 by using the command line interface (CLI), you must establish
a serial console connection to it. This requires a PC, a DB-9 to RJ-45 adapter (provided), an RJ-45
180/rollover cable (provided), and terminal emulation communication software (Hyper Terminal or
equivalent). You may also use a serial concentrator connection, if desired.
To establish a serial console connection, follow these steps:
1. Connect a console to the serial console port on the rear panel:
a. Attach a DB-9 or DB-25 to RJ-45 adapter to the serial port of the console computer.
b. Use the RJ-45 180/rollover cable to connect the console to the console serial port on the AVS
3120. For the location of the serial port, see Figure 3-4.
2. If you have not already done so, power up the AVS 3120 as described in the “Booting the AVS 3120”
section on page 3-8.
3. Open your terminal emulation application on your PC to access the AVS 3120 CLI. The following
procedure uses HyperTerminal for Windows:
a. Launch HyperTerminal. The Connection Description window appears.
b. Enter a name for your session in the Name field.
c. Click OK. The Connect To window appears.
d. From the drop-down list, choose the COM port to which the device is connected.
e. Click OK. The Port Properties window appears.
f. Set the port properties:
Baud Rate = 9600
Data Bits = 8
Flow Control = none
Parity = none
Stop Bits = 1
g. Click OK to connect.
h. Press Enter to display the CLI prompt.
4. After you create a session, choose Save As from the File menu to save the connection description.
Saving the connection description has the following two advantages:
–
The next time you launch HyperTerminal, the session is listed as an option under
Start > Programs > Accessories > HyperTerminal > Name_of_session. This option lets you
reach the CLI prompt directly without repeating the configuration steps.
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You can connect your cable to a different device without configuring a new HyperTerminal
session. If you use this option, ensure that you connect to the same port on the new device as
was configured in the saved HyperTerminal session. Otherwise, a blank screen appears without
a prompt.
For information about using the CLI to configure the AVS 3120, refer to the following section,
“Configuring Network Settings” and the Cisco Application Velocity System User Guide.