Attaching Cables, Installing Compact Flash Card and DIMM Upgrade Kit
Matrix X16-C Chassis Installation Guide 3-31
Figure 3-27 Connecting a VT Series Terminal
Connecting the CM COM Port to a ModemToconnectamodemtotheCMCOMport(Figure3‐28),useaUTPcablewithRJ45connectorsand
auser‐suppliedRJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter,andproceedasfollows:
1. ConnecttheRJ45connectoratoneendofthecabletotheCOMportoftheCM.
2. PlugtheRJ45connectorattheothercableendintoauser‐supplied,RJ45‐to‐DB25modem
adapter.
3. ConnecttheRJ45‐to‐DB25adaptertothecommunicationsportonthemodem.
4. Turnonthemodem.
5. WithaPCconnectedtoaremotemodem,youcanconfiguretheswitchremotely.Todoso,you
mustconfigureyourPCVTemulationpackagewiththeseparameters.
6. ConnecttheX16‐C’spowercords.Referto“PoweringUptheMatrixX16‐CChassis”on
page3‐41 .
1UTP cable with RJ45 connectors 3RJ45-to-DB25 VT adapter
2RJ45 COM port 4VT series terminal
STATUS
ACTIVE/
STANDBY
RESET
USB
ETHERNET
COM
2
34 1
Parameter Setting
Mode 7 Bit Control
Transmit Transmit=19,200
Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity
Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit