SMP Gateway User Manual • 207
Step To do this Follow these steps:
2. From the Tools menu, click Telnet.
3. Type RASMGR to start the RAS Manager application.
4. Type “L”, to display the device list. The device list is actually the
list of ports on the SMP, including the console port.
5. Type “M”, to modify the SMP COM port you will use for the direct
connection.
6. Type the number of the “DIRECT device” to be modified.
7. All the default settings should be OK, except for the last one: Use
Device for Incoming Connections. Type “Y” to allow incoming
connections on the port.
8. Press “Q” to exit RAS Manager, and then close the telnet window.
2
Add a
communications
cable between the
PC and the
SMP Gateway
1. From Windows’ Start menu, access the Control Panel.
2. Double-click Phone and Modem Options.
3. In the Phone and Modem Options dialog box, click the Modems
tab. Click Add.
4. In the Add Hardware Wizard dialog box, select the Don’t detect
my modem; I will select it from a list checkbox. Click Next.
5. Under Manufacturer, select Standard Modem Types.
6. Under Models, click Communications cable between two
computers. Click Next.
7. Click Selected ports.
8. Click the communications port (COM1 or COM2) you want to use
for the communications cable.
9. Click Next, and then click Finish.
10. Click OK to close the Phone and Modem Options dialog box.
11. Connect the communications cable to both ports.
3
Set up a new
direct serial
connection to the
SMP Gateway
1. From Windows’ Start menu, access the Control Panel.
2. Double-click Network Connections.
3. Double-click New Connection Wizard.
4. In the New Connection Wizard dialog box, click Next.
5. Select Set up an advanced connection. Click Next.
6. Select Connect directly to another computer. Click Next.
7. Select Guest. Click Next.
8. Type a descriptive name for the connection. Click Next.
9. In the Select a device drop-down list, click Communications cable
between two computers. Click Next.
10. Under Create this connection for, click Anyone’s use. Click Next.
Click Finish.
11. In the Connect <Connection Name> dialog box, click Properties.
12. From the General tab, click Configure.