Communication Ports; Copper Ethernet Ports - Siemens RUGGEDCOM RX1500 Installation Manual

RUGGEDCOM RX1500
Installation Guide

Communication Ports

The RX1500 can be equipped with various types of communication ports to enhance its abilities and
performance. Each set of communication ports is part of a field replaceable module that makes switching ports
fast and easy.
Use the ROX II software to determine which ports are equipped on the device. For more information, refer to the
ROX II User Guide for the RX1500.
Modules can be installed in any one of the available slots in the RX1500 chassis.
Figure 14: Available Chassis Slots
1. Slot 1 2. Slot 2 3. Slot 3
The following sections describe the available ports in more detail:
• Section 3.1, "Copper Ethernet Ports"
• Section 3.2, "Fiber Optic Ethernet Ports"
• Section 3.3, "SFP Optic Ethernet Ports"
• Section 3.4, "WAN Modules"
• Section 3.5, "Serial Ports"
• Section 3.6, "Cellular Modem Modules"
• Section 3.7, "DDS (Digital Data Services) Modules"
• Section 3.8, "RUGGEDCOM APE Module"
• Section 3.9, "Installing/Removing Modules"
• Section 3.10, "Connecting Multiple RS485 Devices"
Section 3.1

Copper Ethernet Ports

The RX1500 supports several 10/100Base-TX Ethernet ports with RJ45 or M12 (bypass or non-bypass)
connectors. The RJ45 and M12 connectors are directly connected to the chassis ground on the device and can
accept CAT-5 shielded twisted-pair (STP) cables.
Copper Ethernet Ports
1
3
4. Slot 4
2
4
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