Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
3-12 Installation
•RJ45toDB25femaleadapter
•RJ45toDB25maleadapter
WithaUTPstraightcablewithRJ45connectorsandRJ45toDB9adapter,youcanconnect
productsequippedwithanRJ45COMporttoanIBMorcompatiblePCrunningaVTseries
emulationsoftwarepackage.
WithaUTPstraightcableandanoptionalRJ45toDB25femaleadapter,youcanconnectproducts
equippedwithanRJ45COMporttoaVTseriesterminalorVTtypeterminalsrunningemulation
programsfortheVTseries.
WithaUTPstraightcableandanoptionalRJ45toDB25maleadapter,youcanconnectproducts
equippedwithanRJ45COMporttoaHayescompatiblemodemthatsupports9600baud.
Connecting to an IBM PC or Compatible Device
ToconnectanIBMPCorcompatibledevice,runningtheVTterminalemulation,toan
EnterasysNetworksmoduleCOMport(Figure 35),proceedasfollows:
1. ConnecttheRJ45connectoratoneendoftheUTPstraightcabletothecommunicationsCOM
portontheEnterasysNetworksmodule.(T heCOMportisalsoknownasaConsoleport.)
2. PlugtheRJ45connectorattheotherendoftheUTPstraightcableintoanoptionalRJ45to
DB9femaleadapter.
3. ConnecttheRJ45toDB9adaptertothecommunicationsportontheIBMPCorcompatible
device.
4. TurnonthePCandconfigureyourVTemulationpackagewiththefollowingparameters:
5. Whentheseparametersareset,theLocalManagementpasswordscreenwilldisplay.Referto
theappropriateEnterasysMatrixDFEDiamond/PlatinumSeriesConfigurationGuideforfurther
information.
Parameter Setting
Mode 7 Bit Control
Transmit Transmit=9600
Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity
Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit