Nortel Networks Passport 241-5101-200 - Manual (Page 32)

32 Chapter 3 Installing the Passport 8250 device
241-5101-200 R2.2
3 Connect the other end of the RJ-45 cable to a 10 Base-T ethernet drop or
work station.
Connecting the serial port
1 Obtain the following equipment:
• VT-100 terminal or a PC with terminal-emulation software
• Null modem RS-232 cable with a male DTE DB-9 connector with the
connector on the other end of the cable appropriate for the serial port
on the PC or terminal (most terminals or PCs use a male, DB-25
connector).
2 Connect the RS-232 cable to the serial port located on the front panel of
the Passport 8250 device.
The serial port is a female DB-9 RS-232 connector configured as a data
termination equipment (DTE).
3 Connect the other end of the RS-232 cable to the serial port on the
VT-100 terminal or PC.
4 Ensure that the serial ports on the Passport 8250 device and the local
host are configured as follows:
• bits per second: 9600
• data bits: 8
• parity: none
• stop bit: 1
• control flow: none