Connecting to Console Port for Local Management
3.9.3
Connecting to a VT Series Terminal
To connect a VT Series terminal to an Enterasys Networks device Console port
a UTP cable with RJ45 connectors and an optional RJ45-to-DB25 female adapter (PN 9372110),
and proceed as follows:
1. Connect the RJ45 connector at one end of the cable ➀ to the Console port ➁ on the Enterasys
Networks device.
2. Plug the RJ45 connector at the other end of the cable ➀ into the RJ45-to-DB25 female adapter ➂.
3. Connect the RJ45-to-DB25 adapter ➂ to the port labeled COMM on the PC ➃.
4. Turn on the terminal and access the Setup Directory. Set the following parameters on your
terminal:
When these parameters are set, the screen will display. Proceed to
installation.
Figure 3-22 Connecting a VT Series Terminal
➀
UTP straight-through cable with RJ45 connectors
➁
RJ45 console port
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Hardware Installation
Parameter
Mode
Transmit
Bits Parity
Stop Bit
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Setting
7 Bit Control
Transmit=9600
8 Bits, No Parity
1 Stop Bit
Section 3.10
Á
À
➂
RJ45-to-DB25 VT adapter
➃
PC
(Figure
3-22), use
to complete the