Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
3-22 Installation
Connecting to a VT Series TerminalToconnectaVTSeriesterminaltoanEnterasys NetworksDFEmoduleCOMport
(Figure3‐10),useaUTPstraight‐throughcablewithRJ45connectorsandanRJ45‐to‐DB25
femaleadapter,andproceedasfollows:
1. ConnecttheRJ45connectoratoneendoftheUTPstraight‐throughcabletotheCOM
portontheEnterasysNetworksmodule.
2. PlugtheRJ45connectorattheotherendoftheUTPstraight‐throughcableintothe
RJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter.
3. ConnecttheRJ45‐to‐DB25adaptertotheportlabeledCOMMontheVTterminal.
4. TurnontheterminaltoaccesstheSetupDirectoryandsetthefollowingparameters:
Whentheseparametersareset,theLocalManagementpasswordscreenwilldisplay.
RefertotheEnterasysMatrixDFE‐GoldSeriesConfigurationGuideforfurtherinformation.
Figure 3-10 Connecting a VT Series Terminal
Parameter Setting
Mode 7 Bit Control
Transmit Transmit=9600
Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity
Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit
1UTP straight-throughcable with RJ45 connectors 3RJ45-to-DB25 VT adapter
2RJ45 COM port 4VT series terminal
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SELECT
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