Connecting a serial console to the appliance

You must connect a serial console to the hardware appliance before you can proceed with the configuration tasks through the command-line interface (CLI).

1. Connect the console device to the hardware appliance with a serial cable.
   Note: Your appliance package might contain a USB serial console cable and a DB-9 serial console cable, or the package might contain only a DB-9 serial console cable. If you use the USB serial console cable and your PC does not recognize the cable, you might need to install the device driver.

   The device drivers are available for download from http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/security/products/infrastructure_protection/USBDeviceDrivers or from the driver supplier at http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=225&pcid=41.

2. If you use a computer as the console device, connect to the appliance with Microsoft Hyperterminal or another terminal emulation program by using the following settings:

   Option	Description
   Communication Port	Typically COM1
   Emulation	VT100
   Bits per second	9600
   Data bits	8
   Parity	None
   Stop bits	1
   Flow control	None

3. Follow the instructions in Common tasks to configure initial appliance settings.