Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
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3. Attheotherendofthefiber‐opticcable,attachtheSCconnectortotheotherdevice.
4. VerifythatalinkexistsbycheckingthattheportRXLEDison(flashingamber,blinking
green,orsolidgreen).IftheRXLEDisoff,thereisnolink.Performthefollowingstepsuntilit
ison:
a. Checkthatthedeviceattheotherendofthelinkhaspowerturnedonandiscompatible.
b. Verifypropercrossoveroffiberstrandsbetweentheportonthemoduleandthefiber‐
opticdeviceattheotherendofthefiber‐opticlinksegment.
c. Verifythatthefiber‐opticcablemeetsthespecificationsoutlinedinAppendixAforthe
installedEthernetexpansionmodule.
ToremovetheSCcableconnectorfromtheinterfaceport,carefullypulltheconnectoroutofthe
port.Itmayneedtobeloosenedbygentlymovingfromsidetosidetoreleasethelatchingkeys.
Ifalinkhasnotbeenestablished,refertoChapter4forLEDtroubleshootingdetails.Referto
“GettingHelp”onpagexivfordetailsoncontactingEnterasysN etworksforsupport.
Connecting to COM Port for Local ManagementThissectiondescribeshowtoinstallaUTPstraight‐cablewithRJ45connectorsandoptional
adapterstoconnectaPC,aVTseriesterminal,oramodemtoanEnterasysNetworksmoduleto
accessLocalManagement.Thissectionalsoprovidesthepinoutassignmentsoftheadapters.
What Is Needed
Thefollowingisalistoftheuser‐suppliedpartsthatmaybeneededdependingontheconnection:
•RJ45‐to‐DB9femaleadapter
•UTPstraight‐cablewithRJ45connectors
Figure 3-4 SC Fiber-Optic Cable Connection
1SC cable connector 4Receive LED (RX)
2Latch keys (bottom of SC connector) 5Transmit LED (TX)
3SC port interface connector