Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
3-12 Installation
•RJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter
•RJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter
WithaUTPstraight‐cablewithRJ45connectorsandRJ45‐to‐DB9adapter,youcanconnect
productsequippedwithanRJ45COMporttoanIBMorcompatiblePCrunningaVTseries
emulationsoftwarepackage.
WithaUTPstraight‐cableandanoptionalRJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter,youcanconnectproducts
equippedwithanRJ45COMporttoaVTseriesterminalorVTtypeterminalsrunningemulation
programsfortheVTseries.
WithaUTPstraight‐cableandanoptionalRJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter,youcanconnectproducts
equippedwithanRJ45COMporttoaHayescompatiblemodemthatsupports9600baud.
Connecting to an IBM PC or Compatible DeviceToconnectanIBMPCorcompatibledevice,runningtheVTterminalemulation,toan
EnterasysNetworksmoduleCOMport(Figure 3‐5),proceedasfollows:
1. ConnecttheRJ45connectoratoneendoftheUTPstraight‐cabletothecommunicationsCOM
portontheEnterasysNetworksmodule.(T heCOMportisalsoknownasaConsoleport.)
2. PlugtheRJ45connectorattheotherendoftheUTPstraight‐cableintoanoptionalRJ45‐to‐
DB9femaleadapter.
3. ConnecttheRJ45‐to‐DB9adaptertothecommunicationsportontheIBMPCorcompatible
device.
4. TurnonthePCandconfigureyourVTemulationpackagewiththefollowingparameters:
5. Whentheseparametersareset,theLocalManagementpasswordscreenwilldisplay.Referto
theappropriateEnterasysMatrixDFE‐Diamond/PlatinumSeriesConfigurationGuideforfurther
information.
Parameter Setting
Mode 7 Bit Control
Transmit Transmit=9600
Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity
Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit