Connecting to COM Port for Local Management

Connecting to an IBM PC or Compatible Device

To connect an IBM PC or compatible device, running the VT terminal emulation, to an Enterasys Networks module COM port (Figure 3‐9), proceed as follows:

1.Connect the RJ45 connector at one end of the UTP straight‐through cable to the communications COM port on the Enterasys Networks module. (The COM port is also known as a Console port.)

2.Plug the RJ45 connector at the other end of the UTP straight‐through cable into an 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 set the following parameters on your VT emulation package:

Parameter

Setting

 

 

 

Mode

7

Bit Control

 

 

Transmit

Transmit=9600

 

 

 

Bits Parity

8

Bits, No Parity

 

 

 

Stop Bit

1

Stop Bit

 

 

 

5.When these parameters are set, the Local Management password screen will display. Refer to the appropriate Enterasys Matrix DFE‐Gold Series Configuration Guide for further information.

Figure 3-9 Connecting an IBM PC or Compatible

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OFFLINE/

RESET

COM

MGMT CPU POE

GROUP

SELECT

GROUP

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4 4

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6

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UTP straight-through cable with RJ45 connectors

3

RJ45-to-DB9 PC adapter

2

RJ45 COM port

4

IBM PC or compatible device

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