Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
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5. Whentheseparametersareset,theLocalManagementpasswordscreenwilldisplay.Referto
theappropriateEnterasysMatrixDFE‐Diamond/PlatinumSeriesConfigurationGuideforfurther
information.
Figure 4-12 Connecting an IBM PC or Compatible
Connecting to a VT Series Terminal
ToconnectaVTSeriesterminaltoanEnterasys NetworkschassisCOMport(Figure 4‐13),usea
UTPstraight‐throughcablewithRJ45connectorsandanRJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter,and
proceedasfollows:
1. ConnecttheRJ45connectoratoneendoftheUTPstraight‐throughcabletotheCOMporton
theEnterasys Networksmodule.
2. PlugtheRJ45connectorattheotherendoftheUTPstraight‐throughcableintothe
RJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter.
3. ConnecttheRJ45‐to‐DB25adaptertotheportlabeledCOMMontheVTterminal.
4. TurnontheterminaltoaccesstheSetupDirectoryandsetthefollowingparameters:
Whentheseparametersareset,theLocalManagementpasswordscreenwilldisplay.Refertothe
EnterasysMatrixDFE‐Diamond/PlatinumSeriesConfigurationGuideforfurtherinformation.
1UTP straight-through cablewith RJ45 connectors 3RJ45-to-DB9 PC adapter
2RJ45 COM port 4IBM PC or compatible device
Parameter Setting
Mode 7 Bit Control
Transmit Transmit=9600
Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity
Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit