Siemens RUGGEDCOM RSG2300, Installation Manual

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RUGGEDCOM RSG2300
Installation Guide
Chapter 2
Installing Device
Cabling Recommendations 17
RS232 Console Port
Connect a PC or terminal directly to the RS232 console port to access the boot-time control and ROS interfaces.
The console port provides access to ROS's console and Web interfaces.
IMPORTANT!
The console port is intended to be used only as a temporary connection during initial configuration or
troubleshooting.
Connection to the console port is made using an RJ45-to-DB9 console cable. The following is the pin-out for the
console port:
1 8
Figure 14: RJ45 Console Port Pin Configuration
Pin
RJ45
Male
DB9
Female
Name Description Comment
1 6 DSR
a
Data Set Ready
2 1 DCD
a
Carrier Detect Reserved (Do
Not Connect)
3 4 DTR
a
Data Terminal
Ready
4 5 GND Signal Ground
5 2 RxD Receive Data
(to DTE)
6 3 TxD Transmit Data
(from DTE)
7 8 CTS
b
Clear to Send
8 7 RTS
b
Read to Send
1 9 RI
c
Ring Indicator
a
The DSR, DCD and DTR pins are connected together internally.
b
The CTS and RTS pins are connected together internally.
c
RI is not connected.
Communication Ports
Connect any of the available Ethernet ports on the device to a management switch and access the ROS console
and Web interfaces via the device's IP address. For more information about available ports, refer to Chapter 3,
Communication Ports .
Section 2.6
Cabling Recommendations
Before connecting the device, be aware of the recommendations and considerations outlined in the following
sections:
•
Section 2.6.1, “Protection On Twisted-Pair Data Ports”
• Section 2.6.2, “Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-TX Cabling Recommendations”