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Connecting to COM Port for Local Management

Matrix DFE-Gold Series Installation Guide 3-23

fiber‐opticstrand.Inthiscase,ensurethatthetransmitfiber‐opticstrandisconnected

tothereceiveportandthereceivefiber‐opticstrandtothetransmitport.

4. VerifythatalinkexistsbycheckingthattheportRXLEDison(flashingamber,

blinkinggreen,orsolidgreen).If

theRXLEDisoff,performthefollowingstepsuntil

itison:

a. Verifythatthedeviceatthe otherendofthesegmentisONandconnectedtothe

segment.

b. Ifthereareseparatefiber‐opticconnectionsontheotherdevice,checkthe

crossoverofthecables.Swapthecableconnections

ifnecessary.

c. Checkthatthefiber‐opticconnectionmeetsthedBlossand cablespecifications

outlinedintheCablingGuideformultimodefiber‐opticcabling.Toobtainthis

document,referto“RelatedDocuments”onpage xiv.

Ifalinkhasnotbeenestablished,refertoChapter 4forLEDtroubleshooting

details.If

aproblempersists,referto“GettingHelp”onpage 1 ‐8fordetailson

contactingEnterasys Networksforsupport.

5. Repeatsteps1through4,above,untilallconnectionshavebeenmade.

Connecting to COM Port for Local Management

ThissectiondescribeshowtoinstallaUTPstraight‐throughcablewithRJ45connectors

andoptionaladapterstoconnectaPC,aVTseriesterminal,oramodemtoan

Enterasys Networksmoduletoaccess LocalManagement.Thissectionalsoprovidesthe

pinoutassignmentsoftheadapters.

What Is Needed

Thefollowingisalistoftheuser‐suppliedpartsthatmaybeneededdependingonthe

connection:

•RJ45‐to‐DB9femaleadapter

•UTPstraight‐throughcablewithRJ45connectors

•RJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter

•RJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter

WithaUTPstraight‐throughcablewithRJ45connectorsandRJ45‐to‐DB9

adapter,you

canconnectproductsequippedwithanRJ45COMporttoanIBMorcompatiblePC

runningaVTseriesemulationsoftwarepackage.

WithaUTPstraight‐throughcableandRJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter,youcanconnect

productsequippedwithanRJ45COMporttoaVTseriesterminal

orVTtypeterminals

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

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