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

If a link has not been established, refer to
problem persists, refer to
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

The following is a list of user-supplied parts that may be needed depending on the connection:
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RJ45-to-DB9 female adapter
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UTP straight-through 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 an 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 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.
Connecting to Console Port for Local Management
Chapter 4
"Getting Help" in Section 1.4
(Figure 3-21), proceed as follows:
for LED troubleshooting details. If a
for details on contacting Enterasys
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