Enterasys SecureStack A2 A2H124-24P

Connecting to Console Port for Local Management
SecureStack A2 PoE Installation Guide 3-15
What Is Needed
Thefollowingisalistofuser‐suppliedDTEinterfacecablesthatmaybeneededtoconnect
theDB9male Consoleportconnectorontheswitch.ThecablesareterminatedbyaDB9
femaleconnectoratoneend,andbyoneofthreetypeconnectorsattheotherend,
dependingon
thetypeconnectionneededfortheremotedevice.Thecables thatmaybe
neededareasfollows:
•DB9female‐to‐DB9female
•DB9female‐to‐DB25female
•DB9female‐to‐DB25male
UsingaDTEmodemDB9female‐to‐DB9female cable,youcanconnectproducts
equippedwithaDB9DTEmale
consoleporttoanIBMorcompatiblePCrunningaVT
seriesemulationsoftwarepackage.
UsingaDTEmodemDB9female‐to‐DB25femalecable,youcanconnectproducts
equippedwithaDB9DTEmaleconsoleporttoaVTseriesterminalorVTtypeterminals
runningemulationprogramsforthe
VTseries.
UsingaDTEmodemDB9female‐to‐DB25malecab le,youcanconnectproductsequipped
withaDB9DTEmaleconsoleporttoaHayescompatiblemodemthatsupports
9600 baud.
ThecableusedmustconnecttheConsoleportReceivedData,Pin2totheTransmitted
Datapinattheother
endofthecable.TheconnectionfromtheConsoleportTransmitted
Data,Pin3mustbeconnectedtotheReceivedData pincableconnectionattheotherend
ofthecable.TheDB9ConsoleportpinassignmentsareshowninFigure 3‐8.
Figure 3-8 DB9 Male Console Port Pinout Assignments
1 Pin 2, Received Data (input)
2 Pin 3, Transmitted Data (output)
3 Pin 5, Signal Ground
All other pins not connected.
5
1
9
6
3
2
1