Installation guide
Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
3-22 Installation
Figure 3-16 Connecting a VT Series Terminal
Connecting to a Modem
ToconnectamodemtoanEnterasys NetworksDFEmoduleCOMport(Figure 3‐17),useaUTP
straight‐throughcablewithRJ45connectorsandanRJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter,andproceedas
follows:
1. ConnecttheRJ45connectoratoneendoftheUTPstraight‐throughcable
totheCOMportof
themodule.
2. PlugtheRJ45connectorattheotherendoftheUTPstraight‐throughcableintotheRJ45‐to‐
DB25modemadapter.
3. ConnecttheRJ45‐to‐DB25adaptertothecommunicationsportonthemodem.
4. Turnonthemodem.
5. WithaPCconnectedtoaremotemodem,
youcanconfiguretheswitchremotely.To
accomplishthis,youmustconfigureyourPCVTemulation packagewiththefollowing
parameters:
6. Whentheseparametersareset,theLocalManagementpasswordscreenwilldisplay.Referto
theEnterasysMatrixDFE‐Diamond/PlatinumSeriesConfigurationGuideforfurtherinformation.
1 UTP straight-throughcable with RJ45 connectors 3 RJ45-to-DB25 VT adapter
2 RJ45 COM port 4 VT series terminal
7GR4280-19
Parameter Setting
Mode 7 Bit Control
Transmit Transmit=9600
Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity
Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit