Enterasys Networks 2G4072-52 Connecting to the COM Port for Local Management

Connecting to the COM Port for Local Management

N Standalone Series Installation Guide 3-13

Connecting to the COM Port for Local Management

ThissectiondescribeshowtoinstallaUTPcablewithRJ45connectorsandoptional

adapterstoconnectaPC,VTseriesterminal,ormodemtoanEnterasys Networksdevice

toaccessLocalManagement.Thissectionalsodetailsadapterpinoutassignments.

Thefollowingisalistofthepartsthatmaybeneededdependingontheconnection:

•RJ45‐to‐DB9femaleadapter(suppliedinaccessorykit)

•UTPcablewithRJ45connectors(user‐supplied)

•RJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter(user‐supplied)

•RJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter(user‐supplied)

WithaUTPcablewithRJ45connectorsandRJ45‐to‐DB9adapter,youcanconnect

productsequippedwithanRJ45COMporttoanIBMorcompatiblePCrunningaVT

seriesemulationsoftwarepackage.

WithaUTPcableandanoptionalRJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter,youcanconnectproducts

equippedwithanRJ45COMporttoaVTseriesterminalorVTtypeterminalsrunning

emulationprogramsfortheVTseries.

WithaUTPcableandanoptionalRJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter,youcanconnectproducts

equippedwithanRJ45COMporttoaHayescompatiblemodemthatsupports9600baud.

ToconnectanIBMPCorcompatibledevice,runningtheVTterminalemulation,toan

EnterasysNetworksdeviceCOMport(Figure 3‐12),proceedasfollows:

1. ConnecttheRJ45connectoratoneendofthecabletothecommunicationsCOM

(Console)portontheEnterasysNetworksdevice.

2. PlugtheRJ45connectorattheotherendofthecableintoanoptionalRJ45‐to‐DB9

adapter.

3. ConnecttheRJ45‐to‐DB9adaptertothecommunicationsportontheIBMPC.

4. TurnonthePCandconfigureyourVTemulationpackagewiththeseparameters:

Parameter Setting

Mode 7BitControl

Transmit Transmit=9600

BitsParity 8Bits,NoParit y

StopBit 1StopBit