Connecting To An Ibm Pc Or Compatible Device; Connecting An Ibm Pc Or Compatible - Enterasys Gold Distributed Forwarding Engine 4G4205-72 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 the 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 set the following parameters on your VT emulation package:
Parameter
Mode
Transmit
Bits Parity
Stop Bit
5. 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.
Figure 3-9
1 UTP straight-through cable
2 RJ45 COM port

Connecting an IBM PC or Compatible

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with RJ45 connectors
Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series PoE Module Hardware Installation Guide 3-21
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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