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Connecting to COM Port for Local Management

4-14 NAC Controller PEP Installation

5. Plugtheotherendofthecableintotheappropriateportontheotherdevice.Somecablesmay

beterminatedattheotherendwithtwoseparateconnectors,oneforeachfiber‐opticstrand.In

thiscase,ensurethatthetransmitfiber‐opticstrandisconnectedtothereceiveportand

the

receivefiber‐opticstrandtothetransmitport.

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bothendswithRJ45connectors

•RJ45‐to‐DB25femaleadapter

•RJ45‐to‐DB25maleadapter

UsingaUTPstraight‐throughcableandan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.

UsingaUTPstraight‐throughcableandan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.

Using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 4‐12),proceedasfollows:

1. ConnecttheRJ45connectoratoneendofthe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.

4. Tu rnonthePCandsetthefollowingparametersonyourVT

emulationpackage:

Parameter Setting

Mode 7 Bit Control

Transmit Transmit=9600

Bits Parity 8 Bits, No Parity

Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit