UTStarcom MSG2000 User Manual

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FlexPacket ATCA PP50 Packet Processor 
   
Preliminary
4.1  Serial Console Access
4.1.1  Connect to the Serial Console
1.
Construct or purchase (PN 5-02138, 72 inches) a serial the cable like the one 
shown below.
The cable has a 9-pin Micro-D receptacle on one side and a standard DB-9 plug 
on the other. Note a null modem cable (DB-9 receptacle on both ends) might 
also be required to interface to your workstation, terminal server, laptop or USB 
serial port.
Figure 4-1: Serial Console Cable
2.
Connect the serial cable from a computer to the PP50’s front panel serial port. 
Figure 4-2: Connecting Computer to the Serial Console
3.
Run a terminal emulator program on the laptop.
USB-to-Serial Converter
Null 
Modem
Micro 
DB9
Serial
Connector
USB
Connector
Serial
Connector
Serial cable with Micro-DB9 connector
PP50
PC