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Connecting to the Local Console Port (VT100 Terminal)

Before remote access or Web access to the DSC Platform is possible, you must connect a console locally to execute the initial configuration procedures. You can access the DSC Platform by connecting a VT100 terminal to the Serial Console Port on one of the Management CPU’s (AMC124) front panel (see the following figure).

Console Port (Management CPU, AMC124 Faceplate)

After you have made the appropriate physical connection from a local console to the DSC Platform, you can configure the VT100 terminal settings using emulation software such as Microsoft HyperTerminal running on a Windows operating system.

You must make sure that the console supports the emulation software that you are using to configure the VT100 terminal settings.


Configure the VT100 Terminal using Microsoft HyperTerminal on a Laptop or PC

Start

  1. From the Start menu, click Run.

  2. In the Run dialog box, type hypertrm. The Connection Description dialog box appears.


  3. Type a name for the new connection (for example, SGX511).
  4. Choose an icon from the icon list, and then click OK. The Connect To dialog box appears.
  5. Click Connect using the drop-down menu, and then select the serial port of your PC (usually COM1 or COM2).

  6. Click OK. The COM1 (or COM2) Properties dialog box appears.

  7. Set the following parameters for the port:

    Caution

    Make sure that the Flow Control is set to None. Otherwise you may not be able to connect to the system.

    1. Baud rate: 115200
    2. Data bits: 8
    3. Parity: None
    4. Stop bits: 1
    5. Flow control: None

  8. Click OK.

For more information about changing the COM port settings, refer to the Microsoft Windows user documentation.

Connecting Remotely

You can access the DSC Platform remotely using the following two methods:

  • Connecting remotely using Secure Shell (SSH) for secured remote access
  • Connecting remotely using your Web browser

Note

This release of the Ribbon Signaling Systems supports the following browsers:


The following browser versions were used for testing Release 24.0

Microsoft Edge Version: 121.0.2277.128 

Firefox Version: 122.0.1 

Google Chrome Version: 121.0.6167.185  



The SDA application is an exception to this rule, because this application only supports IE.

Remote access to the DSC Platform is only possible after you have configured the Ethernet management ports on the Management CPU cards (refer to Performing a Base Configuration.)

An SSH Client is required for all remote connections to the DSC Platform. Security is an important consideration, especially if you access the DSC Platform remotely as a root user. Secured clients such as SSH or Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) should be used instead of Telnet or FTP, because those services allow external access to the operating platform of the device. SSH and SFTP are encrypted protocols that greatly diminish the risk associated with packet sniffing.


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