958-000289-003, March 2005)

Installing and configuring the director56

1. Remove the protective cap from the 9-pin maintenance port at the rear of the director (a flat-tip

screwdriver may be required). See Figure 30 1.

Figure 30 Connecting the null modem cable between the director and a workstation

2. Connect the 9-pin end of the RS-232 modem cable to the maintenance port.

3. Connect the other cable end to a 9-pin communication port (COM1 or COM2) at the rear of the

local workstation.

4. Select Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal.

1 Maintenance port

2 RS-232 port

3 Null Modem cable