Siemens RUGGEDCOM RX1500 Installation Manual page 23

RUGGEDCOM RX1500
Installation Guide
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
For information about how to connect to the device via the serial console port, refer to the RUGGEDCOM ROX II
CLI User Guide for the RX1500.
For information about how to connect to the device via the management port, refer to either the RUGGEDCOM
ROX II Web Interface User Guide or the RUGGEDCOM ROX II CLI User Guide for the RX1500.
The management port is a 10/100Base-TX copper Ethernet port with an RJ-45 connector. The following is the
pin-out for the management port:
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Figure 13: RJ-45 Management Port
Connecting to the Device
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)
Chapter 2
Installing the Device
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-
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