EMM-E6 Ethernet User's Guide

CONFIGURING A CONSOLE CABLE

EMM-E6 User’s Guide 4-3

4.2 CONFIGURING A CONSOLE CABLE

This section outlines the proper cable conﬁgurations for connecting the

EMM-E6 to a Local Management terminal. For information on the

appropriate pinouts, refer to Appendix A of this User’s Guide.

You need the following hardware (supplied with your EMM-E6) to

connect the EMM-E6 to a terminal:

• an RS232 cable

• an adapter

• a device cable

The adapter you use depends on whether you connect to LM from a VT

series terminal, or a VT-emulating PC. Read the information included

with the cable kit to make sure you are using the right adapter.

To conﬁgure the cables:

1. Plug a straight-through twisted pair cable (e.g., an RS232 cable) into

the EMM-E6 RJ45 COM 2 Port.

2. Plug the other end of the RS232 cable into the adapter.

3. Connect the adapter into the device cable and plug the other end of the

device cable into the terminal or terminal emulator. Detailed

descriptions of this process for VT terminals or terminal-emulating

PCs follow.

Do not attempt to utilize the COM 1 port for Local

Management, as the COM 1 port is intended to be used for

monitoring an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). The

method for configuring the COM 1 port for this purpose is

described later in this chapter.

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