Connecting To An Ibm Pc Or Compatible Device; Connecting An Ibm Pc Or Compatible - Enterasys Matrix 7G4202-72 Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting to an IBM PC or Compatible Device

To connect an IBM PC or compatible device, running the VT terminal emulation, to an
Enterasys Networks module COM port (Figure
1. Connect the RJ45 connector at one end of a UTP straight‐through 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‐through cable into an RJ45‐to‐
DB9 adapter .
3. Connect the RJ45‐to‐DB9 adapter to the communications port on the IBM PC.
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 startup screen will display. Refer to the appropriate
Enterasys Matrix DFE‐Platinum Series Configuration Guide for further information.
Figure 3-9
1 UTP straight-through cable with RJ45 connectors
2 RJ45 COM port

Connecting an IBM PC or Compatible

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Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
3‐9), proceed as follows:
Setting
7 Bit Control
Transmit=9600
8 Bits, No Parity
1 Stop Bit
 3 RJ45-to-DB9 PC adapter
4 IBM PC or compatible device
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