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Connecting to the Console Port

Enterasys G-Series Hardware Installation Guide 2-13

RefertotheEnterasysG‐SeriesCLIReferenceforinformationonhowtospecifywhethertwo

installedpowersupplieswilloperateinadditiveorredundantmode.

Connecting to the Console Port

Connecting to the RJ45 Console Port

TheRS‐232consoleportusesastandard8‐pinRJ45connector.AnRJ45toDB9adapterisprovided

withtheswitch,butyoumustprovideyourownRJ45toRJ45straight‐throughconsolecable.

RefertoTable 2‐2forconsoleportpinoutassignments.

RefertoTable 2‐3forRJ45to

DB9adapterpinoutassignments.

Toconnecttotheconsoleport:

1. ConnecttheRJ45connectoratoneendofthecabletotheRJ45consoleportontheG‐Series

switch.

2. PlugtheRJ45connectorattheotherendofthecableintotheRJ45toDB9adapter.

3. ConnecttheRJ45toDB9adapter

totheserialportonaterminal,oraPCrunningterminal

emulationsoftware.

4. Makesuretheterminalemulationsoftwareissetasfollows:

–Selecttheappropriateserialport(COMport1or2).

–Setthedatarateto9600baud.

–Setthedataformatto8databits,1stopbit,

andnoparity.

–Setflowcontroltonone.

–SettheemulationmodetoVT100.

–WhenusingHyperTerminal,selectTerminalkeys,notWindowskeys.

Note: Only one console port on the G-Series switch can be active at any given time, either the RJ45

or the USB port.

Table 2-2 Console Port Pinout

Pin Connection

1TXD

2 Unused

3 Unused

4RXD

5GND

6 Unused

7 Unused

8 Unused

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