Connecting To An Ibm Pc Or Compatible Device - Enterasys Matrix 7G4280-19 Hardware Installation Manual

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.

Connecting to an IBM PC or Compatible Device

To connect an IBM PC or compatible device, running the VT terminal emulation, to an
Enterasys Networks module COM port (Figure
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
Mode
Transmit
Bits Parity
Stop Bit
5. When these parameters are set, the Local Management password screen will display.
Refer to the appropriate Enterasys Matrix DFE‐Platinum Series Configuration Guide for
further information.
Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
3‐15), proceed as follows:
Setting
7 Bit Control
Transmit=9600
8 Bits, No Parity
1 Stop Bit
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