Connecting To A Computer Or Other Device; Ethernet; Serial Port - Sierra Wireless AirLink GX400 User Manual

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Connecting to a Computer or Other
Device
The AirLink AirLink GX400 can be connected to the computer through Ethernet,
serial or USB connection.

Ethernet

The Ethernet port is a standard RJ-45 connector and two LEDs indicate link and
activity.The left LED blinks yellow during activity, and the right LED is Green for
100 Mbps and Orange for 10 Mbps.The Ethernet port of the AirLink GX400 can
be connected directly to a computer or other Ethernet device with either a cross-
over cable or a straight-through cable. The Ethernet port on the AirLink GX400 is
auto-sensing, and it will auto-detect the speed of the connecting device for
100baseTX or 10baseT.

Serial Port

Figure 3-5: Serial cable
The serial port of your AirLink GX400 can be connected directly to most
computers or other devices using a standard straight through cable. If you have a
DCE device, you will need a null device or null device cable. All local GPS (UDP
encapsulated) reports will come over the Ethernet connection. The serial port is
available for both initial product configurations and debugging.
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