Dell DPND-523-EN12 - Manual (Page 66)

66 | Install and Start Network Discovery
Network Discovery
Note: If you decide to perform this procedure, you must have purchased an
internal modem according to the specifications in
Compatibility Matrix
on page 33 .
To connect the Peregrine appliance to a telephone line
1 Plug one end of a telephone line cable into the modem connector on the
back of the Peregrine appliance.
2 Plug the other end of the cable into a standard telephone line connector.
Note: If you do not connect the Peregrine appliance to a telephone line, you will
see a warning on the Appliance Health report (Status > Appliance
Health). To suppress this warning, you need to turn off the “Modem
Warning,” see
Disabling modem warnings on page 90 .
(Optional) Using terminal emulation software
You can use an RS-232 serial cable to connect a terminal or a workstation
running terminal emulation software instead of the keyboard and monitor any
time you need to access the configuration interface—with one exception. You
must use a keyboard and monitor to change the BIOS (see
Set the BIOS boot
sequence on page 47 ).
To use a terminal or a workstation running terminal emulation software
1 Use an RS-232 serial cable to connect the terminal or workstation to the
serial connector on the Peregrine appliance.
2 If you are using terminal emulation software, start the program. (For
example, in Windows, Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications
> HyperTerminal).
3 The terminal must meet the following requirements or, if you are using
terminal emulation software, use the following settings.