3Com ADSL Modem Ethernet - Manual (Page 11)

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A
CCESSING THE
C
ONFIGURATION
I
NTERFACE
This chapter explains how to attach to the configuration interface locally via the
console port or remotely via a Telnet session. This chapter also introduces you to
the capabilities and conventions associated with management of your 3Com
HomeConnect ADSL Modem Ethernet.
Establishing
Communications
Local Connection If you want to attach locally to the 3Com HomeConnect ADSL Modem Ethernet
via the console (serial) port, you will need to connect the supplied serial cable to
the Console Port located on the unit and the Serial Port on your computer. In
addition, you will also need a terminal emulation program appropriate for your
computer. See the following subsections for various emulation options.
No matter which emulator you use, configure your settings to:
■
9600 baud
■
8 data bits
■
no parity
■
1 stop bit
■
direct connect
I BM-PC Compatible Computers
Windows Terminal (included with Microsoft Windows 3.x) and ProComm Plus are
popular communications packages which support VT100 terminal emulation for
IBM-PC compatible computers. HyperTerminal, bundled with Windows 95 and 98,
also provides terminal emulation.
Macintosh Computers
ProComm, MicroPhone, White Knight, Kermit, Red Ryder, VersaTerm and ZTerm
(a shareware application available on the Internet and many online services) are
popular communications programs which carry vt100 terminal emulation service
for Macintosh computers. If you don’t have a communications package or your
program doesn’t support vt100 emulation, ZTerm will function just as well.
UNIX-Based Computers
Kermit, minicom and tip are typical terminal emulation programs for UNIX-based
computers. Depending on the platform you’re using, you may need to modify a
configuration file for vt100 settings.