Connecting to Console Port for Local Management
SecureStack C3K Hardware Installation Guide 2-21
Connecting to a VT Series Terminal
To
connect
a
VT
Series
terminal
to
a
C3K
switch
Console
port
(
Figure 2
‐
12
),
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
on
the
C3K
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 2
‐
23.
Figure 2-12 Connecting a VT Series Terminal
Parameter
Setting
Mode
7 Bit Control
Transmit
Transmit=9600
Bits Parity
8 Bits, No Parity
Stop Bit
1 Stop Bit
1
VT terminal or PC with VT emulation application
4
DB9 female connector
2
DB25 female connector
5
DB9 male Console port connector
3
Serial interface cable
