Enterasys Platinum Distributed Forwarding Engine 7H4382-25 Benutzerhandbuch

Connecting to COM Port for Local Management

3-24 Installation

To connect an IBM PC or compatible device, running the VT terminal emulation, to an 
Enterasys Networks module COM port (

), proceed as follows:

1.

Connect the RJ45 connector at one end of a 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.

4.

Turn on the PC and configure your VT emulation package with the following 
parameters:

5.

When these parameters are set, the Local Management password screen will display. 
Refer to the appropriate Matrix DFE-Platinum Series Configuration Guide for further 
information.

Mode

7 Bit Control

Transmit

Transmit=9600

Bits Parity

8 Bits, No Parity

Stop Bit

1 Stop Bit