- Enterasys Standalone Switch Installation Guide
Connecting to the COM Port for Local Management
N Standalone Series Installation Guide 3-13
Connecting to the COM Port for Local Management
ThissectiondescribeshowtoinstallaUTPcablewithRJ45connectorsandoptional
adapterstoconnectaPC,VTseriesterminal,ormodemtoanEnterasys Networksdevice
toaccessLocalManagement.Thissectionalsodetailsadapterpinoutassignments.
What Is Needed
Thefollowingisalistofthepartsthatmaybeneededdependingontheconnection:
•RJ45‐to‐DB9femaleadapter(suppliedinaccessorykit)
•UTPcablewithRJ45connectors(user‐supplied)
•RJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter(user‐supplied)
•RJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter(user‐supplied)
WithaUTPcablewithRJ45connectors
andRJ45‐to‐DB9adapter,youcanconnect
productsequippedwithanRJ45COMporttoanIBMorcompatiblePCrunningaVT
seriesemulationsoftwarepackage.
WithaUTPcableandanoptionalRJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapt e r,youcanconnectproducts
equippedwithanRJ45COMportto
aVTseriesterminalorVTtypeterminalsrunning
emulationprogramsfortheVTseries.
WithaUTPcableandanoptionalRJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter,youcanconnectproducts
equippedwithanRJ45COMporttoaHayescompatiblemodemthatsupports9600 baud.
Connecting to an IBM PC or Compatible Device
ToconnectanIBMPCorcompatibledevice,runningtheVTterminalemulation,toan
Enterasys NetworksdeviceCOMport(Figure 3‐12),proceedasfollows:
1. ConnecttheRJ45connectoratoneendofthecabletothecommunicationsCOM
(Console)portontheEnterasys Networksdevice.
2. PlugtheRJ45connectorattheother
endofthecableintoanoptionalRJ45‐to‐DB9
adapter.
3. ConnecttheRJ45‐to‐DB9adaptertothecommunicationsportontheIBMPC.
4. TurnonthePCandconfigureyourVTemulationpackagewiththeseparameters:
Parameter Setting
Mode 7BitControl
Transmit Transmit=9600
BitsParity 8Bits,NoParity
StopBit 1StopBit