Cabletron Systems 6E122-26 User Manual

Chapter 5: Local Management

If the 6C105 chassis is connected to an American Power Conversion 
(APC) UPS for protection from a loss of power, a connection from the 
COM port of a module to the UPS can be made to monitor the status of 
the UPS. To use the COM port for this purpose, it must be reconfigured to 
support the UPS application. This procedure is performed from the 
General Configuration screen of the interface module. 

, provides detailed instructions on 

configuring the COM port for UPS applications. Refer to the UPS 
documentation for details on how to access the status information.

Use the Console Cable Kit provided with the 6C105 chassis to attach the 
UPS to the module COM port as shown in 

Connect the UPS device to the COM port of the 6E12X-26 and 6E13X-25 
as follows:

Connect the RJ45 connector at one end of the cable to the COM port 
on the 6E12X-26 and 6E13X-25.

Plug the RJ45 connector at the other end of the cable into the 
RJ45-to-DB9 male (UPS) adapter, Cabletron Systems Part No. 
9372066.

Connect the RJ45-to-DB9 male (UPS) adapter to the female DB9 port 
on the rear of the UPS device (refer to the particular UPS device’s user 
instructions for more specific information about the monitoring 
connection).

RJ45 COM Port

RJ45-to-DB9
UPS Adapter

UPS Device

DB9 Port

UTP Cable

With RJ45 Connectors

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