Installing the Voice Mail Hardware
Connecting a Laptop to the Voice Mail
Chapter 2: Installing the Voice Mail
VANGARD Mail/i-Series Quick Setup Guide
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Connecting a Lapto p to the Voice Mai l
Connecting a Laptop to the Voice Mail
To connect a laptop computer to COM 1 on the VANGARD, you should use the VANGARD Mail
null modem adapter for serial communication (P/N 17777). This adapter comes with the VAN-
GARD Mail and is an RJ-45 (8 conductor) to DB-9 modular adapter. See Figure 14 for pin-outs of
the null modem adapter. To use the null modem adapter, you must supply a standard LAN style
patch cable shown in Figure 15.
Figure 14: Pin-outs of the VANGARD Null Modem Adapter (P/N 17777)
To connect the laptop computer to the VANGARD Mail:
1.
Use a standard, straight-through, LAN style patch cable. Make sure the cable is wired as
shown in Figure 17.
Figure 15: Required Pin-outs for Standard LAN Style Patch Cable
TERM-VM-CX4
No Connection
3
2
6
1
7
8
5
4
TD
RD
DSR
DCD
RTS
CTS
SG
DTR
RI
RD
TD
DCD
DTR
CTS
RTS
SG
1
5
6
2
3
7
8
4
No Connection
To Laptop
(DB-9)
To COM 1 on Voice Mail
(RJ-45)
Standard LAN style patch cable
10 base T networks
Pin-outs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
To
COM1
To the
supplied
adapter
VAN-C5
tab down
pin 1
pin 8
pin 1
pin 8
tab down