Required Equipment for Connecting to a Management Console

You will need some or all of following parts, depending on the connection type, to set up a connection between your SSA switch and a PC or a VT series terminal:

• UTP cable with RJ45 connectors (supplied with the SSA switch)
• RJ45-to-DB9 female adapter (supplied with the SSA switch)
• RJ45-to-DB25 female adapter (customer-supplied)

Using the UTP cable with RJ45 connectors and an RJ45-to-DB9 adapter, you can connect from the RJ45 COM port to a PC running a VT series emulation software package.

Using the UTP cable with RJ45 connectors and an optional RJ45-to-DB25 female adapter, you can connect from the RJ45 COM port to a VT series terminal or VT-type terminals running emulation programs for the VT series.