Front Panel; Front View - Rx1512 - RuggedCom RuggedBackbone RX1512 Hardware Installation Manual

2. RuggedBackbone™ Modules

2.1. Front Panel

The RX1512 Front Panel is equipped with an RS232 serial console port for initial management
functions, and a locally connected 10/100Base-T Ethernet port for system management out of
band from the switch fabric.
Figure 2.2. Front View - RX1512
Other Front Panel features include:
• Utility USB port.
• Power module indicator LEDs.
• Line module indicator LEDs.
• Alarm Indicator LED, which indicates system alarm status.
• Lamp Test / Alarm Cutoff (LT/ACO) button.
• Removable 1GB Compact Flash (CF) card, which contains active and fallback installations of
the ROX™ operating system, along with the configuration database and other system data.
• Chassis ground connection.
For more information on connecting to the ports on the front panel, see the following topics:
• Serial Console:
• Management Ethernet Interface:
• Critical Alarm (Failsafe) Relay Interface:
RuggedCom® RuggedBackbone™
Section 3.4, "Serial Console Port"
Section 3.7, "Copper Ethernet Ports"
Section 3.3, "Critical Alarm Wiring"
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