Raritan PX3-1000 series, User Manual

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Chapter 3: Initial Installation and Configuration
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2. Connect a USB cable between the PX3 device's USB-B port and a
computer's USB-A port.
3. Perform Initial Network Configuration via CLI (on page 32).
Note: Not all serial-to-USB converters work properly with the PX3 so
Raritan does not introduce the use of such converters.
Direct network connection:
The Ethernet port must be enabled for this connection to work properly.
Per default, the Ethernet port is enabled.
1. Connect one end of a standard network patch cable to the
ETHERNET port of the PX3.

For iX7
™
, either Ethernet port is fine.
2. Connect the other end to a computer's Ethernet port.
3. On the connected computer, launch a web browser to access the PX3,
using either link-local addressing:
pdu.local or 169.254.x.x. See
Login (on page 127).
RJ45-to-DB9 Cable Requirements for Computer Connections (for iX7™ Only)
An RJ45-to-DB9 adapter/cable is required for connecting the iX7
™
to a
computer, if the use of a USB cable is not intended.
A third party RJ45-to-DB9 adapter/cable needs to meet the following
requirements.

RJ-45 to "DB9 female"

RX/TX and according control pins are CROSSED
The widespread blue Cisco RJ-45 to DB9 adapter cable is highly
recommended, which has the following pin assignments:
DB9 pin signal DB9 pin No. RJ-45 pin No. RJ-45 pin signal
CTS 8 1 RTS
DSR 6 2 DTR
RxD 2 3 TxD
GND 5 4 GND
GND 5 5 GND
TxD 3 6 RxD
DTR 4 7 DSR
RTS 7 8 CTS
DCD 1 (Not connected) N/A