Aruba 800-E, Installation Manual

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Installation Guide
Ports
Appendix A
Serial Console Port
The serial console port is located on the front panel of the 800-E Access
Multiplexer. This port is for connecting a local management console and can be
used to access the text-based Command-Line Interface (CLI) to configure,
manage, and troubleshoot the 800-E Access Multiplexer.
See the ArubaOS User’s Guide for using the features available through this port.
Port & Adapter Pin Outs
The serial console port’s RJ-45 female connector accepts an RS-232 serial cable
with a male connector. Pin-outs are shown in
Figure A-4 :
F
IGURE
A-4 Serial Port
C
AUTION
: Do not connect Access Points to the serial console port.
The serial port is designed to connect to RS-232-only
devices. Non-RS-232 devices such as Access Points will
cause the Switch to fail and can cause damage.
Serial
Console Port
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
TxD
TGND
RGND
RxD
RJ-45 Female
Pin-Out
Direction
Input
Output