Connecting To A Modem - Enterasys SecureStack A2 A2H124-24P Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting to Console Port for Local Management

Connecting to a Modem

To connect a modem to an Enterasys
UTP cable terminated with a DB9 female connector and a DB25 male connector, and
proceed as follows:
1. Connect the DB9 female connector at one end of the cable to the Console port DB9
connector on the Enterasys switch. (If there is a switch designated as the Manager,
connect to its Console port.)
2. Plug the DB25 male connector at the other end of the cable into the modem
communications port.
3. Turn on the modem and make sure the remote modem is ON.
4. With your PC connected to the remote modem, configure your VT emulation package
with the following parameters:
Parameter
Mode
Transmit
Bits Parity
Stop Bit
When these parameters are set, the Startup screen will display. If the switches are in a
stacked configuration, proceed to "Connecting to the Network" on page 3‐19.
Figure 3-11
1 DB9 female cable connector 4 DB25 male connector
2 Serial interface cable
3 DB9 male Console port
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Connecting to a Modem

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5 Local modem
6 Remote modem
Networks switch console port (Figure
Setting
7 Bit Control
Transmit=9600
8 Bits, No Parity
1 Stop Bit
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7 PC with VT emulation application
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