Connecting To Com Port For Local Management; What Is Needed; Connecting To An Ibm Pc Or Compatible Device - Enterasys Matrix 7G4282-41 Hardware Installation Manual

e.
If a link is not established, contact Enterasys Networks. Refer to "Getting Help" on
page xviii for details.
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.

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 a UTP straight‐through cable
communications COM port
also known as a Console port.)
Ensure that the twisted pair connection meets the dB loss and cable specifications
outlined in the Cabling Guide. Refer to "Related Documents" in About This Guide
for information on obtaining this document.
Networks module COM port (Figure 3‐10), proceed as follows:
➁
on the Enterasys Networks module. (The COM port is
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to the
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