Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
Figure 3-17 Connecting an IBM PC or Compatible
1 UTP cable with RJ45 connectors
2 RJ45-to-DB9 PC adapter
3.8.3
Connecting to a VT Series Terminal
To connect a VT Series terminal to an Enterasys Networks DFE module COM port
use a UTP cable with RJ45 connectors and an optional RJ45-to-DB25 female adapter, and
proceed as follows:
1. Connect the RJ45 connector at one end of the cable
Enterasys Networks module.
2. Plug the RJ45 connector at the other end of the cable
➂
adapter
.
3. Connect the RJ45-to-DB25 adapter
4. Turn on the terminal and access the Setup Directory. Set the following parameters on your
terminal:
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Installation
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3 RJ45-to-DB9 PC adapter
4 IBM PC or compatible device
➂
to the port labeled COMM on the VT terminal
À
Á
➀
to the COM port
➀
into the RJ45-to-DB25 female
(Figure
3-18),
➁
on the
➃
.