Enterasys Networks 4G4205-72, 4G4285-49 Connecting to COM Port for Local Management

Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
3-20 Installation
2. Now,everytimeyoupresstheGROUPSELECTswitchforlessthanasecond,the
GROUPLEDlightsupinsequence,indicatingwhichgroupisselected.ThePoE
POWERSTATUSforthatgroupofsegmentsisthenindicatedbytheRXandTXLEDs
foreachsegment.Ifthereispowerattheport,theRXLEDisgreenandtheTXLEDis
off.Otherwise,refertoChapter4fortroubleshootinginformation.
3. PressontheGROUPSELECTswitchagainformorethanonesecond.Thisreturnsthe
4G4285‐49/4G4205‐72toportRX(receive)andTX(transmit)statusmode.
Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
ThissectiondescribeshowtoinstallaUTPstraight‐throughcablewithRJ45connectors
andoptionaladapterstoconnectaPC,aVTseriesterminal,oramodemtoan
EnterasysNetworksmoduletoaccessLocalMana gement.Thissectionalsoprovidesthe
pinoutassignmentsoftheadapters.
What Is Needed
Thefollowingisalistoftheuser‐suppliedpartsthatmaybeneededdependingonthe
connection:
•RJ45‐to‐DB9femaleadapter
•UTPstraight‐throughcableterminatedatbothendswithRJ45connectors
•RJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter
•RJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter
UsingaUTPstraight‐throughcableandan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.
UsingaUTPstraight‐throughcableandan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.
UsingaUTPstraight‐throughcableandanRJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter,youcanconnect
productsequippedwithanRJ45COMporttoaHayescompatiblemodemthatsupports
9600 baud.