Connecting to Console Port for Local Management
Connecting to an IBM or Compatible Device
To connect an IBM PC or compatible device, running the VT terminal emulation, to an Enterasys switch Console port (Figure 3‐9), proceed as follows:
1.Connect the DB9 female connector at one end of the cable (not supplied) to the Console port on the Enterasys switch. (If there is a switch designated as the Manager, connect to its Console port.)
2.Plug the DB9 female connector at the other end of cable into the communications port on the PC.
3.Turn on the PC and configure your VT emulation package with the following parameters:
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Mode | 7 | Bit Control |
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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 Startup screen will display. Proceed to “Connecting to the Network” on page 3‐19.
Figure 3-9 Connecting an IBM PC or Compatible
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1 | DB9 female connector | 4 | DB9 female connector |
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3DB9 male Console port connector