Connecting To Console Port For Local Management; What Is Needed; Connecting To An Ibm Or Compatible Device - Enterasys Matrix E1 1H582-25 Installation Manual

Connecting to Console Port for Local Management

c. Check that the fiber optic connection meets the dB loss and cable specifications outlined in
the Cabling Guide for multimode mode cabling. To obtain this document, refer to
Documents" in About This Guide.
If a link has not been established, refer to
problem persists, refer to
Enterasys Networks for support.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 3, above, until all connections have been made.
3.9 CONNECTING TO CONSOLE PORT FOR LOCAL MANAGEMENT
This section describes how to install a UTP cable with RJ45 connectors and optional adapters to
connect a PC, a VT series terminal, or a modem to an Enterasys Networks module to access CLI
commands. This section also provides the pinout assignments of the adapters.
3.9.1

What Is Needed

One RJ45-to-DB9 female adapter (supplied with the device).
The following is a list of the user-supplied parts that may be needed depending on the connection:
•
UTP cable with RJ45 connectors
•
RJ45-to-DB25 female adapter (PN 9372110)
•
RJ45-to-DB25 male adapter (PN 9372112)
With a UTP cable with RJ45 connectors and RJ45-to-DB9 adapter, you can connect products
equipped with an RJ45 console port to an IBM or compatible PC running a VT series emulation
software package.
With a UTP cable and an optional RJ45-to-DB25 female adapter (PN 9372110), you can connect
products equipped with an RJ45 console port to a VT series terminal or VT type terminals running
emulation programs for the VT series.
With a UTP cable and an optional RJ45-to-DB25 male adapter (PN 9372112), you can connect
products equipped with an RJ45 console port to a Hayes compatible modem that supports
9600 baud.
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 (not supplied) to the Console port on the
Enterasys Networks module.
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