- Enterasys Gigabit and Fast Ethernet Switches Hardware Installation Guide

Connecting to Console Port for Local Management
SecureStack B2 Installation Guide 3-21
Figure 3-11 Connecting a VT Series Terminal
Connecting to a Modem
ToconnectamodemtoanEnterasys Networksswitchmodemport(Figure 3‐12),usea
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:
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 3‐22.
1 DB9 female connector 4 DB25 female connector
2 Serial interface cable 5 PC with VT emulation application
3 DB9 male Console port connector
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Console
CPU
UP
RPS
MGR
DOWN
Parameter Setting
Mode 7 Bit Control
Transmit Transmit=9600
Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity
Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit