Datasheet

Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
3-24 Installation
Connecting to an IBM PC or Compatible Device
To connect an IBM PC or compatible device, running the VT terminal emulation, to an
Enterasys Networks module COM port (Figure 3-15), proceed as follows:
1. Connect the RJ45 connector at one end of a UTP straight-through cable to the
communications COM port on the Enterasys Networks module. (The COM port is
also known as a Console port.)
2. Plug the RJ45 connector at the other end of the UTP straight-through cable into an
RJ45-to-DB9 adapter.
3. Connect the RJ45-to-DB9 adapter to the communications port on the IBM PC.
4. Turn on the PC and configure your VT emulation package with the following
parameters:
5. When these parameters are set, the Local Management password screen will display.
Refer to the appropriate Matrix DFE-Platinum Series Configuration Guide for further
information.
Parameter Setting
Mode 7 Bit Control
Transmit Transmit=9600
Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity
Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit