Connecting to Console Port for Local Management
When these parameters are set, the Startup screen will display. Proceed to “Connecting to the Network” on page 3‐23.
Figure 3-12 Connecting an IBM PC or Compatible
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3DB9 male Console port connector
Connecting to a VT Series Terminal
To connect a VT Series terminal to an Enterasys switch Console port (Figure 3‐13), use a UTP serial interface cable terminated with a DB9 female connector and a DB25 female connector and proceed as follows:
1.Connect the DB9 female connector at one end of cable to the Console port DB9 male connector on the Enterasys switch. (If there is a switch designated as the Manager, connect to its Console port.)
2.Plug the DB25 female connector at the other end of the cable into the port labeled COMM on the VT terminal.
3.Turn on the terminal and access the Setup Directory. Set the following parameters on your terminal.
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Bits Parity | 8 | Bits, No Parity |
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