APC Network Management Card AP9617 - Manual (Page 14)

Quick Configuration
Local access to
the control
console
You can use a local computer, a computer that connects to the
Management Card through the serial port at the Management
Card’s UPS or expansion chassis, to access the Control
Console.
1. Select a serial port at the local computer and disable any
service that uses that port.
2. Unless an APC smart-signaling cable (940-0024 or 940-
1524) is already connected to the selected port, connect
the smart-signaling cable that came with the Management
Card to the selected port and to the serial port at the
Management Card’s UPS or chassis.
3. Run a terminal program (such as HyperTerminal) and
configure the selected port for 2400 bps, 8 data bits, no
parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control, and save the
changes.
4. Press E NTER to display the User Name prompt.
5. Use apc for the User Name and Password.
6. See “Control console” on page 16 to finish the
configuration.