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Installation
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Serial Cables
The switch uses a standard serial cable with a male 9-pin D-Subminiature
connector. The switch requires only pins 2, 3, and 5. The pin designations are
listed in the following table.
Table 2-2
Serial Cable Pin Designations
Pin
Signal
Description
1
DCD
Carrier Detect
2
TxData
Transmit Data
3
RxData
Receive Data
4
DTR
Data Terminal Ready
5
GND
Logic Ground
6
DSR
Data Set Ready
7
RTS
Request to Send
8
CTS
Clear To Send
9
RI
Ring Indicator