Raritan Computer P2-USTIP1 - Manual (Page 14)

8 USTIP U SER G UIDE
Physical Connections
Figure 5 P2-USTIP2 Rear Panel Connections
Attaching a Local Console for Initial Configuration
1. Attach the included AC power cord to the USTIP unit and plug the other end into a nearby
AC power outlet.
2. Connect the client PC to the USTIP ADMIN Port using a serial (DB9) cable.
3. Connect a standard Ethernet cable from the Network Port to an Ethernet switch, hub, or
router.
4. On a USTIP1 unit, connect the single Paragon port to the User port on your UMT unit using a
CAT5 cable. On a USTIP2 unit, connect both the upper and the lower Paragon ports to User
ports on your UMT unit using CAT5 cables. The upper Paragon port allows you to download
the Paragon database to the USTIP unit, and the lower Paragon port allows local access to the
Paragon unit.
5. Launch a Hyperterminal session from the client PC. To access the Serial Admin Port, use
HyperTerminal to configure specific settings with the following steps:
A. In Windows, click on the Start menu in the lower left corner, then click Programs Æ
Accessories Æ Communications Æ HyperTerminal to start a session.
B. Name the HyperTerminal session, select a session icon - if required - and then click OK.
C. In the Connect To window, click on the Connect Using drop-down arrow and select
COM1 (or other option, depending on where your PC's serial cable is connected) and
click OK.
D. In the COM1 Properties window, click on the Port Settings tab. Make sure the Bits per
second drop-down is 115200 and Flow control drop-down is set to NONE. Click OK.
E. On the File menu, click Properties; click on the Settings tab, then click on the
Emulation drop-down arrow and select VT100.
i. Click ASCII Setup and ensure that the checkbox before Wrap lines that exceed
terminal width is checked.
ii. Click OK.
iii. Click Terminal Setup and ensure that the checkbox before Keypad application
mode is checked.
iv. Click OK.
6. Power ON USTIP.