With HyperTerminal

You can use any terminal emulation programs for local access to the command line interface.

This section illustrates HyperTerminal, which is part of Windows operating systems prior to Windows Vista.

  1. Connect your computer to the PXE via a local connection.
  2. Launch HyperTerminal on your computer and open a console window. When the window first opens, it is blank.

    Make sure the COM port settings use this configuration:

  3. In the communications program, press Enter to send a carriage return to the PXE. The Username prompt appears.

    Username

  4. Type a name and press Enter. The name is case sensitive. Then you are prompted to enter a password.

    Password

  5. Type a password and press Enter. The password is case sensitive.

    After properly entering the password, the # or > system prompt appears. See Different CLI Modes and Prompts in the online help for more information.

    Tip: The "Last Login" information, including the date and time, is also displayed if the same user profile was once used to log in to this product's web interface or CLI.

  6. You are now logged in to the command line interface and can begin administering the PXE.

See Also

Logging in to CLI

With SSH or Telnet

Different CLI Modes and Prompts

Closing a Local Connection