Chapter 4 — Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading the IF61
96 IF61 Fixed Reader User’s Manual
Opening a Serial Connection to the IF61
You can connect the IF61 to your desktop PC via the serial port
to perform these tasks:
• assigning the IF61 an initial IP address.
• restoring default settings.
• accessing the Linux shell.
You need a null-modem cable (P/N 059167) and a
communications program such as HyperTerminal.
To connect to the IF61 via the serial port
1 Connect the null-modem cable from the serial port on the
IF61 to a serial port on your PC.
2 Start the communications program and configure the serial
port communications parameters to:
3 Connect the IF61 to power. The IF61 boots as soon as you
apply power. In a minute or two, the message “Loading
System” appears as the IF61 initializes, and in another minute
or two the login message appears.
Note: If you have Microsoft ActiveSync running on your desktop
PC, disable ActiveSync to make the serial port available.
Bits per second
115200
Data bits
8
Parity
None
Stop bit
1
Flow control
None
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