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
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5.
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Connect the RJ45 connector at one end of a UTP straight‐through cable
communications COM port
also known as a Console port.)
Plug the RJ45 connector at the other end of the UTP straight‐through cable
RJ45‐to‐DB9 adapter
Connect the RJ45‐to‐DB9 adapter
Turn on the PC and configure your VT emulation package with the following
parameters:
Parameter
Mode
Transmit
Bits Parity
Stop Bit
When these parameters are set, the Local Management password screen will display.
Refer to the appropriate Enterasys Matrix DFE‐Gold Series Configuration Guide for
further information.
➁
on the Enterasys Networks module. (The COM port is
➂
.
➂
to the communications port on the IBM PC
3‐9), proceed as follows:
Setting
7 Bit Control
Transmit=9600
8 Bits, No Parity
1 Stop Bit
➀
to the
➀
into an
➃
.
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