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Connecting to Console Port for Local Management

3-20 Hardware Installation

Figure 3-10 Connecting an IBM PC or Compatible

Connecting to a VT Series Terminal

ToconnectaVTSeriesterminaltoanEnterasysswitchConsoleport(Figure 3‐11),usea

UTPserialinterfacecableterminatedwithaDB9femaleconnectorandaDB25female

connectorandproceedasfollows:

1. ConnecttheDB9femaleconnectoratoneendofcabletotheConsoleportDB9

male

connectorontheEnterasysswitch.(IfthereisaswitchdesignatedastheManager,

connecttoitsConsoleport.)

2. PlugtheDB25femaleconnectorattheotherendofthecableintotheportlabeled

COMMontheVTterminal.

3. TurnontheterminalandaccesstheSetupDirectory.Setthe

followingparameterson

yourterminal:

Whentheseparametersareset,theStartupscreenwilldisplay.Proceedto“Connectingto

theNetwork”onpage 3‐22.

1 DB9 female connector 4 DB9 female connector

2 Serial interface cable 5 PC with VT emulation application

3 DB9 male Console port connector

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Console

CPU

UP

RPS

MGR

DOWN

Parameter Setting

Mode 7 Bit Control

Transmit Transmit=9600

Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity

Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit

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