Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
3.Connect the RJ45‐to‐DB25 adapter to the port labeled COMM on the VT terminal.
4.Turn on the terminal to access the Setup Directory and set the following parameters:
Parameter | Setting | |
Mode | 7 | Bit Control |
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Transmit | Transmit=9600 | |
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Bits Parity | 8 | Bits, No Parity |
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Stop Bit | 1 | Stop Bit |
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When these parameters are set, the Local Management password screen will display. Refer to the Enterasys Matrix DFE‐Platinum Series Configuration Guide for further information.
Figure 3-10 Connecting a VT Series Terminal
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RESET
COM
MGMT CPU POE
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SELECT
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1 | UTP | 3 | |
2 | RJ45 COM port | 4 | VT series terminal |
Connecting to a Modem
To connect a modem to an Enterasys Networks DFE modules COM port (Figure 3‐11), use
aUTP straight‐through cable with RJ45 connectors and an RJ45‐to‐DB25 male adapter, and proceed as follows:
1.Connect the RJ45 connector at one end of the UTP straight‐through cable to the COM port of the module.