Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series PoE Module Hardware Installation Guide 3-21
Connecting to an IBM PC or Compatible DeviceToconnectanIBMPCorcompatibledevice,runningtheVTterminalemulation,toan
EnterasysNetworksmoduleCOMport(Figure 3‐9),proceedasfollows:
1. ConnecttheRJ45connectoratoneendoftheUTPstraight‐throughcabletothe
communicationsCOMportontheEnterasysNetworksmodule.(TheCOMportis
alsoknownasaConsoleport.)
2. PlugtheRJ45connectorattheotherendoftheUTPstraight‐throughcableintoan
RJ45‐to‐DB9adapter.
3. ConnecttheRJ45‐to‐DB9adaptertothecommunicationsportontheIBMPC.
4. TurnonthePCandsetthefollowingparametersonyourVTemulationpackage:
5. Whentheseparametersareset,theLocalManagementpasswordscreenwilldisplay.
RefertotheappropriateEnterasysMatrixDFE‐GoldSeriesConfigurationGuidefor
furtherinformation.
Figure 3-9 Connecting an IBM PC or Compatible
Parameter Setting
Mode 7 Bit Control
Transmit Transmit=9600
Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity
Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit
1UTP straight-through cablewith RJ45 connectors 3RJ45-to-DB9 PC adapter
2RJ45 COM port 4IBM PC or compatible device
CPU
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