Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch Cable Kit Guide 3
Connecting to an IBM PC or Compatible
Figure 1 Connecting a VT-Series Terminal to a Catalyst 1800 Switch
Connecting to an IBM PC or Compatible
Follow these steps to connect an IBM PC or compatible to a Catalyst 1800 switch (see Figure 2).
Note that the PC must be running a VT terminal emulation program.
Step 1 Plug either end of the EIA/TIA-232 cable into the RJ-45-to-DB-9 female adapter labelled
“Console port.”
Step 2 Connect the console port female adapter to the male DB-9 console port on the front of the
Catalyst 1800 chassis.
Step 3 Plug the RJ-45 connector at the other end of the EIA/TIA-232 cable into the
RJ-45-to-DB-9 female adapter labelled “PC.”
Step 4 Connect the DB-9 female adapter to the appropriate male communications port on the
PC.
Step 5 Turn on the PC and configure its VT emulation package with following parameters:
After these parameters are set, you can access out-of-band management. Refer to the Catalyst 1800
Token Ring Switch User Guide for instructions on using the console interface.
Transmit 9600
Bits per character (BPC) 8
Parity None
Stop bit 1
Flow control Off
Status
Activity
Catalyst 1800
8 TOKEN RING
Pwr A
Pwr B
Sys Status
Failure
H8710
Ring Status
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Port Activity
16 Mbps
Ring Status
Port Activity
16 Mbps
4TR + FDDI
Pwr A
Pwr B
Sys Status
Failure
A
Wrap
B
Bypass
1
2
3
4
DB-9 console
connector/port interface
RS-232 cable
VT series adapter
DB-25 male adapter
to VT terminal VT 320/340 series terminal
