Enterasys Networks 7S4280-19-SYS, 2S4082-25-SYS Connecting to COM Port for Local Management

Connecting to COM Port for Local Management

4-14 NAC Controller PEP Installation

5. Plugtheotherendofthecableintotheappropriateportontheotherdevice.Somecablesmay

beterminatedattheotherendwithtwoseparateconnectors,oneforeachfiber‐opticstrand.In

thiscase,ensurethatthetransmitfiber‐opticstrandisconnectedtothereceiveportandthe

receivefiber‐opticstrandtothetransmitport.

Connecting to COM Port for Local Management

ThissectiondescribeshowtoinstallaUTPstraight‐throughcablewithRJ45connectorsand

optionaladapterstoconnectaPC,aVTseriesterminal,oramodemtoanEnterasys Networks

moduletoaccessLocalManagement.Thissectionalsoprovidesthepinoutassignmentsofthe

adapters.

Thefollowingisalistoftheuser‐suppliedpartsthatmaybeneededdependingontheconnection:

•RJ45‐to‐DB9femaleadapter

•UTPstraight‐throughcableterminatedatbothendswithRJ45connectors

•RJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter

•RJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter

UsingaUTPstraight‐throughcableandanRJ45‐to‐DB9adapter,youcanconnectproducts

equippedwithanRJ45COMporttoanIBMorcompatiblePCrunningaVTseriesemulation

softwarepackage.

UsingaUTPstraight‐throughcableandanRJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter,youcanconnect

productsequippedwithanRJ45COMporttoaVTseriesterminalorVTtypeterminalsrunning

emulationprogramsfortheVTseries.

UsingaUTPstraight‐throughcableandanRJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter,youcanconnectproducts

equippedwithanRJ45COMporttoaHayescompatiblemodemthatsupports9600 baud.

ToconnectanIBMPCorcompatibledevice,runningtheVTterminalemulation,toan

Enterasys NetworksmoduleCOMport(Figure 4‐12),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