Connecting to COM Port for Local Management Connecting to Modem
3-12 Installation
Figure 3-9 Connecting a VT Series Terminal
Connecting to a ModemToconnectamodemtoanEnterasys NetworksDFE‐PlatinummoduleCOMport(Figure 3‐10),
useaUTPstraight‐throughcablewithRJ45connectorsandanRJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter,and
proceedasfollows:
1. ConnecttheRJ45connectoratoneendoftheUTPstraight‐throughcabletotheCOMportof
theDFE‐Platinummodule.
2. PlugtheRJ45connectorattheotherendoftheUTPstraight‐throughcableintotheRJ45‐to‐
DB25modemadapter.
3. ConnecttheRJ45‐to‐DB25adaptertothecommunicationsportonthemodem.
4. Turnonthemodem.
5. WithaPCconnectedtoaremotemodem,youcanconfiguretheswitchremotely.To
accomplishthis,youmustconfigureyourPCVTemulationpackagewiththefollowing
parameters.
6. Whentheseparametersareset,theLocalManagementpasswordscreenwilldisplay.Referto
theEnterasysMatrixDFE‐Diamond/PlatinumSeriesConfigurationGuideforfurtherinformation.
1UTP straight-through cable with RJ45 connectors 3RJ45-to-DB25 VT adapter
2RJ45 COM port 4VT series terminal
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Transmit Transmit=9600
Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity
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