Connecting to an ASCII terminal console

About the ASCII terminal console

The ASCII terminal console enables you to monitor the boot process and helps you configure the appliance after it boots. You must use an ASCII terminal attached through the serial port on the back of the appliance if you want to do local system administration.

ASCII terminal console cable wiring

The ASCII terminal console is connected to the serial port on the back of the appliance with a serial DB-9 to RJ-45 cable. The following table lists how this cable is wired. Input indicates data flow from the ASCII terminal to the appliance and output indicates data flow from the appliance to the ASCII terminal.

Pin number	Signal	Data flow direction	Description
1	DCD	Input	Data carrier detect
2	SIN	Input	Serial input
3	SOUT	Output	Serial output
4	DTR	Output	Data terminal ready
5	GND	N/A	Signal ground
6	DSR	Input	Data set ready
7	RTS	Output	Request to send
8	CTS	Input	Clear to send
9	RI	Input	Ring indicator

Connecting to an ASCII terminal console

To connect an ASCII terminal console to the appliance, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Set the following communications parameters to the same values for both the appliance and ASCII terminal.
	Parameter	Setting
	Baud	9600
	Data bit	8
	Parity	None
	Stop bits	1
	Flow control	None
	Note See your terminal documentation for information about changing your ASCII console terminal settings.
2	Connect the RJ-45 end of the cable to the console port on the appliance and the DB-9 of the cable to the ASCII terminal.
3	Go to Chapter 4, Powering on the NetCache appliance.