Connecting To A Vt Series Terminal; Connecting An Ibm Pc Or Compatible - Enterasys SecureStack A2 A2H254-16 Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting to Console Port for Local Management
When these parameters are set, the Startup screen will display. Proceed to "Connecting to
the Network" on page 3‐23.
Figure 3-12
1 DB9 female connector
2 Serial interface cable
3 DB9 male Console port connector

Connecting to a VT Series Terminal

To connect a VT Series terminal to an Enterasys switch Console port (Figure 3‐13), use a
UTP serial interface cable terminated with a DB9 female connector and a DB25 female
connector and proceed as follows:
1. Connect the DB9 female connector at one end of cable to the Console port DB9 male
connector on the Enterasys switch. (If there is a switch designated as the Manager,
connect to its Console port.)
2. Plug the DB25 female connector at the other end of the cable into the port labeled
COMM on the VT terminal.
3. Turn on the terminal and access the Setup Directory. Set the following parameters on
your terminal.
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Connecting an IBM PC or Compatible

Parameter
Mode
Transmit
Bits Parity
Stop Bit
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4 DB9 female connector
5 PC with VT emulation application
Setting
7 Bit Control
Transmit=9600
8 Bits, No Parity
1 Stop Bit
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