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Connecting to COM Port for Local Management

3-18 Installation

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terminatedatbothendswithRJ45connectors

•RJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter

•RJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter

UsingaUTPstraight‐throughcableandan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.

UsingaUTPstraight‐throughcableandan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.

UsingaUTPstraight‐throughcableandanRJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter,youcanconnect

productsequippedwithanRJ45COMporttoaHayescompatiblemodemthatsupports

9600 baud.

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 3‐9),proceedasfollows:

1. ConnecttheRJ45connectoratoneendofthe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.

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