Connecting To The Device - Siemens RUGGEDCOM RX1501 Installation Manual

RUGGEDCOM RX1501
Installation Guide
Section 2.7

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 RUGGEDCOM ROX II User Guide for the RUGGEDCOM RX1501.
Serial Console and Management Ports
Connect a workstation 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 RUGGEDCOM RX1501.
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 RUGGEDCOM RX1501.
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
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5
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-
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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-
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