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Note: Alternatively, you can have a direct serial console cable connection using the provided console cable
for your platform (PC or Macintosh) and the “Console” port on the back of the router. For more information
on attaching the console cable, see “Connecting a local terminal console cable to your router,” below.
■ Telnet software installed on the computer you will use to configure the router
Configuring Telnet software
If you are configuring your router using a Telnet session, your computer must be running a Telnet software
program.
■ If you connect a PC with Microsoft Windows, you can use a Windows Telnet application or simply run Telnet
from the Start menu.
■ If you connect a Macintosh computer, you can use the NCSA Telnet program supplied on the Netopia R310
CD. You install NCSA Telnet by simply dragging the application from the CD to your hard disk.
Connecting a local terminal console cable to your router
You can perform all of the System Configuration activities for your Netopia R310 through a local serial console
connection using terminal emulation software, such as HyperTerminal provided with Windows 95 or 98 on the
PC, or ZTerm, included on the Netopia CD, for the Macintosh.
The Netopia R310 back panel has a connector labeled “Console” for attaching the Router to either a PC or
Macintosh computer via the serial port on the computer. (On a Macintosh, the serial port is called the Modem
port or the Printer port.) This connection lets you use the computer to configure and monitor the Netopia R310
via the console screens.
To connect the Netopia R310 to your computer for serial console communication, use the supplied dual console
cable connector end appropriate to your platform:
■ one DB-9 connector end attaches to a PC
■ the mini-DIN8 connector end attaches to a Macintosh
■ the DB-9 end of the Console cable attaches to the Netopia R310’s Console port
If you are configuring your router via a terminal session, your computer must be running a standard terminal
emulation or communications software program, such as those used with modems.
■ If you connect a PC with Microsoft Windows 95 or NT, you can use the HyperTerminal application bundled
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