Connecting To An Ibm Or Compatible Device - Enterasys Matrix E1 1G587-09 Installation Manual

3.9.2

Connecting to an IBM or Compatible Device

To connect an IBM PC or compatible device, running the VT terminal emulation, to an Enterasys
Networks module Console port
1. Connect the RJ45 connector at one end of the cable ➀ to the Console port ➁ on the Enterasys
Networks module.
2. Plug the RJ45 connector at the other end of the cable ➀ into the RJ45-to-DB9 adapter ➂.
3. Connect an RJ45-to-DB9 adapter to the communications port on the PC ➃.
4. Turn on the PC and configure your VT emulation package with the following parameters:
When these parameters are set, the Startup screen will display. Proceed to
the installation.
Figure 3-21 Connecting an IBM PC or Compatible
➀
UTP straight-through cable with RJ45 connectors
➁
RJ45 console port
(Figure 3-21), proceed as follows:
Parameter
Mode
Transmit
Bits Parity
Stop Bit
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Connecting to Console Port for Local Management
Setting
7 Bit Control
Transmit=9600
8 Bits, No Parity
1 Stop Bit
À
➂
RJ45-to-DB9 PC adapter
➃
PC
Section 3.10 to complete
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