Connect to the Console Port

  • Updated on Mar 6, 2023
  • Published on Mar 6, 2023
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Use the provided CAT5e and RJ45-DB9 Z000036 adapter/cable to communicate with the Nodegrid unit.

  1. Connect one end of the CAT5e cable to the Nodegrid console port.
  2. Connect the other end to the RJ45-DB9 adapter.
  3. Plug the adapter into the PC's DB9 COM port.
    If no DB9 COM port, use a USB-DB9 adapter (not provided).
  4. On the PC, use a serial application (Xterm, TeraTerm, PuTTY, SecureCRT) to open a terminal session to the COM port:
  5. Set it to: 115200bps, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control settings.
NOTE
See system information to find the COM port.