How can we console into Clarion CX4-240

You can connect using the Service lan ports.  You only need to conect to one  either SPA or SPB.   set you laptop to 128.221.1.249  subnet 255.255.255.248

SPA = 128.221.1.250

SPB  = 128.221.1.251

From there you can guess the user/password.

It that doesnt work, then you might need to connect to it with a PP connection with the console cable that comes with the array.

Hello Ken,

I have tried using the IP addresses but no luck. Can you please point me to a document which tells me how to create a PP connection ?

Thanks

vamsi kiran

DIRECTIONS FOR PPP CONNECTION FOR XP

You can use this to run EMCRemote into SP as well.

To set up the direct serial port connection to the array follow these steps:

Note: Remote Access Services and Network and Dial-Up Settings are installed by default during the initial installation of Windows 2000.

Follow these steps:

1. Select Start -> Settings -> Network connections -> New connection wizard

2. When the Network Connection Wizard starts, click Next to begin.

3. Select "Set up and advanced connection" ->Next->" Connect directly to another computer" button and click Next.

4. Click the Guest button.

5. Click Next. Name the connection (whatever you would like), Click Next.

6. On the Select a Device pull down menu, select Communications between two computers (COM1) or select COM2 if the cable is connected to COM2 and click Next.

7. On Connection Availability window, select "Anyone's use."

8. Click Next.

9. Click Finish.

10. The Connect dialog box with the name that you assigned to it displays (prompting with user name and password fields).

11. Click the Properties button.

12. In the Properties dialog box under the General tab make sure COM1 or COM2 (if connected to it) and click the Configure button (enable hardware flow control should be checked).

13. In the Modem Configuration dialog box click the Maximum Speed pull down menu and select 115200 bps. Click OK to close the Modem Configuration dialog box.

If prompted for flow control..Flow Control: None (verify that Autodetect and ANSI are selected for terminal emulation)

• • Flow control is hardware, and data bits is 8, Parity None, Stop bits 1...This is for HyperTerminal

Note: Verify that the computer or Service Laptop is correctly configured to receive the IP address from the FC4700 array. Click the Networking tab of the Properties dialog box, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. Under the General tab verify that the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically buttons are both selected. Click Cancel to back out of that menu or click OK to accept any changes that you have made.

14. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.

15. In the User name field enter the following: clariion.

16. In the Password field enter the following: clariion!.

17. Check the Save Password check box to save the password.

Thanks for the detailed steps.

In the rear side of the CX4-240 I can see 2 DB9 pins. as per the documents one is for the serial communication and another one is for the SPS sensing.

I see one port is empty and another one is having a serial cable going into it and other end of the cable is a RJ-11 which is going back in to the SP on the other slot.

Please let me know which out of 2 DB9 connectors, whcih is used for Serial communication