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Chapter 3 Management System
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3.2 Terminal Mode
Control Port General
The FRM301 SNMP Console Port, labeled RS-232 on the card face, is an RS-232
asynchronous console terminal port designed to facilitate monitoring the condition of
all converter cards and links as well as setup of all SNMP parameters through the use
of a standard text based terminal or any terminal emulation program running on a
Personal Computer.
Terminal Connection
A notebook computer has become an invaluable tool of the Systems Engineer.
Connection to the computer is very simple. The FRM301 SNMP acts as a DCE to the
PC's DTE communications port. The only hardware required is a DB9-pin one-to-one,
male to female cable. A convenient application, provided with the Microsoft
Windows® operating systems, is "HyperTerminal
TM
". To Start the HyperTerminal,
following the steps below: Please follow the instruction to connect the terminal mode.
1. Start "HyperTerminal" program --
Click 'Start', select 'Programs', 'Accessories', 'Communication', 'HyperTerminal'
Enter Connection Name
Select an Icon ' Click OK
2. Select COM port to communicate with SNMP Card
Choose direct to COM1 or COM2 ' click OK
3. Set Port Properties --
Port Setting:
Bit per second: 38400
Data bits: 8
Stop bits: 1
Parity bits: None
Flow Control: None
NOTE : Make the appropriate connections between the SNMP card and the COM port, apply
power to the FRM301 , then press ESC, SPACE or ENTER after SNMP card is fully booted.
When you see the SNMP LED flashing steadily once per second, you may use the "Terminal
Mode" to access the FRM301.