Connecting to COM Port for Local Management
3-18 Installation
3.
Press
on
the
GROUP
SELECT
button
again
for
more
than
one
second.
This
returns
the
4H4285
‐
49
to
port
RX
(receive)
and
TX
(transmit)
status
mode.
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
each
end
with
an
RJ45
connector
•
RJ45
‐
to
‐
DB25
female
adapter
•
RJ45
‐
to
‐
DB25
male
adapter
With
a
UTP
straight
‐
through
cable
with
RJ45
connectors
and
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.
With
a
UTP
straight
‐
through
cable
and
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.
With
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
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.
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