Connecting To An Ibm Pc Or Compatible Device - Enterasys Diamond Distributed Forwarding Engine 7KR4297-02 Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
• RJ45‐to‐DB25 female adapter
• RJ45‐to‐DB25 male adapter
With a UTP straight‐cable with RJ45 connectors and 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.
With a UTP straight‐cable and an optional 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.
With a UTP straight‐cable and an optional 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
1. Connect the RJ45 connector at one end of the UTP straight‐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‐cable into an optional RJ45‐to‐
DB9 female adapter.
3. Connect the RJ45‐to‐DB9 adapter to the communications port on the IBM PC or compatible
device.
4. Turn on the PC and configure your VT emulation package with the following parameters:
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‐Diamond/Platinum Series Configuration Guide for further
information.
3-12 Installation
Networks module COM port (Figure 3‐5), proceed as follows:
Setting
7 Bit Control
Transmit=9600
8 Bits, No Parity
1 Stop Bit