Installation guide

Connecting to Console Port for Local Management

3-16 Hardware Installation

UsingaDTEmodemDB9female‐to‐DB25femalecable,youcanconnectproducts

equippedwithaDB9DTEmaleconsoleporttoaVTseriesterminalorVTtypeterminals

runningemulationprogramsfortheVTseries.

UsingaDTEmodemDB9female‐to‐DB25malecable,youcanconnect

productsequipped

withaDB9DTEmaleconsoleporttoaHayescompatiblemodemthatsupports

9600 baud.

ThecableusedmustconnecttheConsoleportReceivedData,Pin2totheTransmitted

Datapinattheotherendofthecable.TheconnectionfromtheConsoleportTransmitted

Data,Pin3

(mustbeconnected)totheReceivedDatapincableconnectionattheotherend

ofthecable.TheDB9ConsoleportpinassignmentsareshowninFigure 3‐8.

Figure 3-8 DB9 Male Console Port Pinout Assignments

Connecting to an IBM or Compatible Device

ToconnectanIBMPCorcompatibledevice,runningtheVTterminalemulation,toan

EnterasysswitchConsoleport(Figure 3‐9),proceedasfollows:

1. ConnecttheDB9femaleconnectoratoneendofthecable(notsupplied)tothe

ConsoleportontheEnterasysswitch.(Ifthereisaswitch

designatedastheManager,

connecttoitsConsoleport.)

2. PlugtheDB9femaleconnectorattheotherendofcableintothecommunicationsport

onthePC.

3. TurnonthePCandconfigureyourVTemulationpackagewiththefollowing

parameters:

1 Pin 2, Received Data (input)

2 Pin 3, Transmitted Data (output)

3 Pin 5, Signal Ground

All other pins not connected.

Parameter Setting

Mode 7 Bit Control

Transmit Transmit=9600

Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity

Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit