Connecting To The Device - Siemens RUGGEDCOM RX1501 Installation Manual

Chapter 2
Installing the Device
Section 2.5

Connecting to the Device

The following describes the various methods for accessing the ROX II console and Web interfaces on the device.
For more detailed instructions, refer to the ROX II User Guide for the RX1501.
Serial Console and Management Ports
Connect a PC or terminal directly to the serial console or management ports to access the boot-time control and
ROX II interfaces. The serial console port provides access to ROX II's console interface, while the management
port provides access to ROX II's console and Web interfaces.
IMPORTANT!
The serial console and management (MGMT) ports are intended to be used only as temporary
connections during initial configuration or troubleshooting.
The serial console port implements RS232 DCE (Data Communication Equipment) on a DB9 connector. The
following is the pin-out for the port:
Figure 12: Serial DB9 Console Port
The management port is a 10/100Base-TX copper Ethernet port with an RJ45 connector. The following is the pin-
out for the management port:
8
Figure 13: RJ45 Management Port
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5 1
9 6
1
Pin Name
1 DCD
2 RX
3 TX
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 Reserved (Do Not Connect)
Pin Name
1 RX+
2 RX-
3 TX+
4 Reserved (Do Not Connect)
5 Reserved (Do Not Connect)
6 TX-
7 Reserved (Do Not Connect)
8 Reserved (Do Not Connect)
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Description
Data Carrier Detect
Receive Data
Transmit Data
Data Terminal Ready
Signal Ground
Data Set Ready
Request to Send
Clear To Send
Description
Receive Data+
Receive Data-
Transmit Data+
Transmit Data-
Connecting to the Device