Installing the PortMaster 2-7
Connect a Console
4. Connect a Console
All PortMaster Communications Servers have an ansyncronous port designated the
console port. On ISDN models the console port is C0. On all other models it is S0.
Follow these instructions to connect a console.
Required Equipment
❏ DB-25 male-to-male serial null modem cable, with a 25-to-9-pin female adapter if
you are using a PC. (See “Male-to-Male Null Modem Cable” on page B-2 for pinout
information.)
This cable and adapter are available from most computer equipment suppliers.
❏ PC or terminal
Procedure
1. Attach one end of the cable to the PortMaster console port, and attach the other
end to the serial port of a PC or terminal.
– S0 console port (PM-2 rear panel shown)
– C0 console port (PM-2i-U rear panel shown)
S0
S5
S1
S6
S2
S7
P0
S3
S8
S4
S9
ETHERNET
S0
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ETHERNET
ISDN/U ISDN/U ISDN/U ISDN/U ISDN/U ISDN/U
S0-S1 S2-S3 S4-S5 S6-S7 S8-S9 HD
C0 - DIAG
C0 - DIAG
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