User's Manual

Chapter 6 | AP Management
How to Connect to the Console Port
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Follow these steps to connect to the Console port:
1. Attach one end of the included console cable to a DB-9 COM port connector on
the management PC. Use a USB to male DB-9 adapter cable (not included) if
needed.
2. Attach the other end of the console cable to the RJ-45 Console port on the AP.
Figure 18: Console Port Connection
3. Configure the PC’s COM port required settings using VT-100 terminal emulator
software (such as HyperTerminal) running on the management PC.
4. When you have completed your console session, remove the console cable
from the AP.
For a detailed description of connecting to the console and using the AP’s
command-line interface (CLI), refer to the Management Guide.
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