Connecting To Com Port For Local Management; What Is Needed; Eight-Wire Straight-Through Cable Rj45 Pinouts, Connections Between Switches And End-User Devices - Enterasys Matrix 7G4202-72 Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting to COM Port for Local Management

Figure 3-8
Between Switches and End-User Devices
1 RJ45 device port
2 Other device port
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4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 above, until all connections have been made.
Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
This section describes how to install a UTP straight‐through 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 Local Management. This section also provides the pinout assignments of the
adapters.

What Is Needed

The following is a list of the user‐supplied parts that may be needed depending on the connection:
• RJ45‐to‐DB9 female adapter
• UTP straight‐through cable with RJ45 connectors
• RJ45‐to‐DB25 female adapter
• RJ45‐to‐DB25 male adapter
With a UTP straight‐through 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‐through cable and 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‐through cable and an RJ45‐to‐DB25 male adapter, you can connect products
equipped with an RJ45 COM port to a Hayes compatible modem that supports 9600 baud.
3-12 Installation
Eight-Wire Straight-Through Cable RJ45 Pinouts, Connections
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Ensure that the twisted pair connection meets the dB loss and cable specifications outlined
in the Cabling Guide. Refer to "Related Documents" on page xii for information on
obtaining this document. If a link is still not established, contact Enterasys Networks.
Refer to "Getting Help" on page xiii for details.
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3 RJ45-to-RJ45 straight-through cable
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