Connecting To An Ibm Pc Or Compatible Device - Enterasys Matrix 7G4270-12 Hardware Installation Manual

3.8.2

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
1. Connect the RJ45 connector at one end of the cable
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 cable
➂
adapter .
3. Connect the RJ45-to-DB9 adapter
4. Turn on the PC and configure your VT emulation package with the following parameters:
5. When these parameters are set, the Local Management password screen will display. Refer to
the appropriate Enterasys Matrix DFE-Platinum Series Configuration Guide for further
information.
(Figure
➂
to the communications port on the IBM PC
Parameter
Mode
Transmit
Bits Parity
Stop Bit
Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
3-17), proceed as follows:
➀
to the communications COM port
➀
into an optional RJ45-to-DB9
Setting
7 Bit Control
Transmit=9600
8 Bits, No Parity
1 Stop Bit
➁
on
➃
.
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