S Y S T E M M A N A G E M E N T
Using the Console to Manage the freeGuard Blaze 2100
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Security Appliance User Guide
Version 3R2
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Setting the Console Display
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Setting the Console Timeout
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Exiting the Console
ABOUT CONSOLE CABLE REQUIREMENTS
Table 4-1
lists the required pin-out for the console cable used to manage
the freeGuard Blaze 2100:
Table 4-1: Console Cable Pin-out
ACCESSING THE CONSOLE
You must initially configure the freeGuard Blaze 2100 through the
console interface
.
For administration console access, you must connect
the null modem cable included in the packaging to configure the
freeGuard Blaze 2100.
To access the console:
1
Connect the female 2x5 header of the modem cable to the freeGuard Blaze 2100.
2
Connect the other female DB9 connector to a serial interface on the laptop or
desktop machine.
3
To access the freeGuard Blaze 2100 management interface you will need to launch
a terminal emulation program. Hyper-Terminal by Hillgraeve Inc. is a suitable
terminal emulation program and is included on most versions the Windows
operating system.
Female 2x5 Header
Female DB9
1
1
2
6
3
2
4
7
5
3
6
8
7
4
8
9
9
5
10
NC
