Installation guide

Connecting to COM Port for Local Management

3-14 Installation

Connecting to a VT Series Terminal

ToconnectaVTSeriesterminaltoanEnterasys NetworksDFE‐PlatinummoduleCOMport

(Figure 3‐10),useaUTPstraight‐throughcablewithRJ45connectorsandanRJ45‐to‐DB25female

adapter,andproceedasfollows:

1. ConnecttheRJ45connectoratoneendoftheUTPstraight‐throughcableto

theCOMporton

theEnterasys Networksmodule.

2. PlugtheRJ45connectorattheotherendoftheUTPstraight‐throughcableintotheRJ45‐to‐

DB25femaleadapter.

3. ConnecttheRJ45‐to‐DB25adaptertotheportlabeledCOMMontheVTterminal.

4. TurnontheterminalandaccesstheSetupDirectory.

Setthefollowingparametersonyour

terminal:

Whentheseparametersareset,theLocalManagementpasswordscreenwilldisplay.Refertothe

EnterasysMatrixDFE‐PlatinumSeriesConfigurationGuideforfurtherinformation.

Figure 3-10 Connecting a VT Series Terminal

Parameter Setting

Mode 7 Bit Control

Transmit Transmit=9600

Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity

Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit

1 UTP straight-through cable with RJ45 connectors 3 RJ45-to-DB25 VT adapter

2 RJ45 COM port 4 VT series terminal

COM

OFFLINE/

RESET

GROUP 3

GROUP 1 GROUP 2

CPU

MGMT

7G4202-72

Gb ENET

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