Hardware Setup - StarTech.com NETRS232 Quick Installation Manual

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1. Connect the power supply to the NETRS232 and to AC power.
2. The power (red) LED will light to indicate that the unit is receiving power.
3. Connect a network cable to the Ethernet RJ-45 jack of the NETRS232.The other end
of the network cable can be attached to either:
• an Ethernet hub or switch, using a length of standard Ethernet network cable
• a host PC directly, using an Ethernet cross-over cable.
Network status is indicated by two LEDs on the RJ-45 connector.The left (yellow) LED
indicates network activity. It is on by default, turning off when network activity occurs
at the NETRS232.The right (green) LED indicates a network link. It is off by default, but
lights when a network link exists.
Activity and Link
4. Connect a serial device to the NETRS232.
Serial port activity is indicated by two status LEDs per port.The yellow LED lights when
the serial port is transmitting data.The green LED lights when the serial port is
receiving data.
Serial Tx
indicator
Serial Rx
indicator
Single Port

Hardware Setup

Network
indicators
Network
connector (RJ-45)
Serial connector
(DB-9 shown)
Power
indicator
Serial 2
connector
(DB-9 shown)
Serial Rx
indicators
Power
connector
Serial Tx
indicators
connector
(DB-9 shown)
Dual Port
Serial 1