Connecting To An Ibm Or Compatible Device; Db9 Male Console Port Pinout Assignments - Enterasys SecureStack A2 A2H254-16 Hardware Installation Manual

Using a DTE modem DB9 female‐to‐DB25 female cable, you can connect products
equipped with a DB9 DTE male console port to a VT series terminal or VT type terminals
running emulation programs for the VT series.
Using a DTE modem DB9 female‐to‐DB25 male cable, you can connect products equipped
with a DB9 DTE male console port to a Hayes compatible modem that supports
9600 baud.
The cable used must connect the Console port Received Data, Pin 2 to the Transmitted
Data pin at the other end of the cable. The connection from the Console port Transmitted
Data, Pin 3 (must be connected) to the Received Data pin cable connection at the other end
of the cable. The DB9 Console port pin assignments are shown in Figure 3‐11.
Figure 3-11

Connecting to an IBM or Compatible Device

To connect an IBM PC or compatible device, running the VT terminal emulation, to an
Enterasys switch Console port (Figure 3‐12), proceed as follows:
1. Connect the DB9 female connector at one end of the cable (not supplied) to the
Console port on the Enterasys switch. (If there is a switch designated as the Manager,
connect to its Console port.)
2. Plug the DB9 female connector at the other end of cable into the communications port
on the PC.
3. Turn on the PC and configure your VT emulation package with the following
parameters:
Parameter
Mode
Transmit
Bits Parity
Stop Bit

DB9 Male Console Port Pinout Assignments

1 Pin 2, Received Data (input)
2 Pin 3, Transmitted Data (output)
3 Pin 5, Signal Ground
All other pins not connected.
Connecting to Console Port for Local Management
Setting
7 Bit Control
Transmit=9600
8 Bits, No Parity
1 Stop Bit
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