8-Port Value-Line Console Server Quick Start Guide
Follow the steps listed below to get started:
Step 1: Check kit contents.
LES1508A 8-Port Value-Line Console Server with
Cisco®
serial pinouts
This printed quick start guide
(1) CD-ROM containing a user’s manual in PDF format
(2) UTP cables
(1) DB9F-RJ-45 adapter straight-pinned
(1) DB9F-RJ-45 adapter crossover-pinned
Universal input 12-VDC power pack
Step 2: Connect the hardware.
Plug the power pack into the AC power receptacle and connect the DC
power cable to the 12 VDC power socket on the Value-Line Console
Server.
Connect the
ETH1
port to your network.
Connect your serial devices to the
SERIAL
ports. Your Value-Line
Console Server has eight RJ-45 serial ports. The RJ-45 serial connectors
have Cisco serial pinouts:
PIN SIGNAL
DEFINITION
1
CTS
Clear To Send
2
DSR
Data Set Ready
3
RXD
Receive Data
4
GND
Signal Ground
5
GND
Signal Ground
6
TXD
Transmit Data
7
DTR
Data Terminal Ready
8
RTS
Request To Send
Figure 1. Cisco serial pinouts.
Step 3: Set up the console server.
The default Value-Line Console Server IP address is 192.168.0.1 (subnet
mask 255.255.255.0). With a Web browser on any computer that is
connected through the network to the Value-Line Console Server:
• Enter https://192.168.0.1 into the address bar.
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