Setting Up Serial Cable Connections - Asus DS300j User Manual

Setting Up Serial Cable Connections

Serial communication enables the Command Line Interface (CLI) on your PC to
monitor and control the ASUS Storage DS300j unit. The product package
includes a RJ11-to-DB9 serial data cable.
The CLI is explained in ―Chapter 3: Management‖ on page 17.
Figure 6. The serial connector on the back of the ASUS Storage
To set up a serial cable connection:
1. Attach the RJ11 end of the serial data cable to the RJ11 serial connector on
the controller.
2. Attach the DB9 end of the serial data cable to a serial port on the Host PC or
Server.
This completes the serial cable connection. Go to ―Connecting the Power‖ on
page 14.
RJ11 Serial Connector
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Chapter 2: ASUS Storage Installation