How To Setup a serial Console connection using HyperTerminal

You can connect a serial console to the Serial port of any of the Cyberoam appliance models. You can use the Hyperterminal terminal program, which is included with most of the versions of Microsoft Windows, to log on to the Cyberoam console. You will need a null modem cable (black colored cable supplied with the Cyberoam appliance) to connect the console to your Cyberoam. Follow the below given steps to connect Cyberoam using the serial cable:

1. Physically hook up the one end of serial cable (black colored cable supplied with the

Cyberoam appliance) to Serial port on the front panel of your Cyberoam and hook up other end to the PCs serial connection.

2. Launch HyperTerminal (from Start->Programs->Accessories->Communications->HyperTerminal

3. Create a new Connection by specifying name, communication port and COM port properties. Set Location information as per your requirement if configuring for the first time

How To Setup a serial Console connection using HyperTerminal

How To Setup a serial Console connection using HyperTerminal

Configure the terminal client communication parameters as: Bits per second: 9600 Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow control: None

How To Setup a serial Console connection using HyperTerminal

4. Once the connection is successfully established, specify Cyberoam CLI password at the prompt.

Document version 1.0-03/06/2008