Connecting to Console Port for Local Management
3-20 Hardware Installation
Figure 3-13 Connecting a VT Series Terminal
Connecting to a Modem
ToconnectamodemtoanEnterasys Networksswitchmodemport(Figure 3‐14),usea
UTPcableterminatedwithaDB9femaleconnectorand aDB25maleconnector,and
proceedasfollows:
1. ConnecttheDB9femaleconnectoratoneendofthecabletotheDB9maleConsole
portconnectoron
theEnterasysswitch.(Ifthereisaswitchdesignatedasthe
Manager,connecttoitsConsoleport.)
2. Plug theDB25maleconnectorattheotherendofthecableintothemodem
communicationsport.
3. TurnonthemodemandmakesuretheremotemodemisON.
4. WithyourPCconnectedtothe
remotemodem,configureyourVTemulationpackage
withthefollowingparameters:
Whentheseparametersareset,theStartupscreenwilldisplay.Iftheswitchesareina
stackedconfiguration,proceedto“ConnectingtotheNetwork”onpage 3‐21.
1 DB9 female cable connector 4 DB25 female connector
2 Serial interface cable 5 PC with VT emulation application
3 DB9 male Console port connector
C2G124-24
C
on
s
o
le
4
5
46
47
4
8
B2G124-48P
4
5
46
4
7
48
ÂÃ
Á
À
Ä
Parameter Setting
Mode 7 Bit Control
Transmit Transmit=9600
Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity
Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit