Device Management
3.1 Connecting to the Device
Serial Console and Management Ports
Connect a workstation directly to the serial console or management ports to access
the boot-time control and RUGGEDCOM RX1501 interfaces. The serial console port
provides access to RUGGEDCOM RX1501's console interface, while the management
port provides access to RUGGEDCOM RX1501's console and Web interfaces.
The serial console port implements RS232 DCE (Data Communication Equipment) on
a DB9 connector. The following is the pin-out for the port:
1
5
9
6
Figure 3.1
Serial DB9 Console Port
Pin
Name
Description
1
DCD
Data Carrier Detect
2
RX
Receive Data
3
TX
Transmit Data
4
DTR
Data Terminal Ready
5
GND
Signal Ground
6
DSR
Data Set Ready
7
RTS
Request to Send
8
CTS
Clear To Send
9
Reserved (Do Not Connect)
For information about how to connect to the device via the serial console port, refer
to the "RUGGEDCOM ROX CLI Configuration Manual" for the RUGGEDCOM RX1501.
For information about how to connect to the device via the management port,
refer to either the "RUGGEDCOM ROX Web Interface Configuration Manual" or the
"RUGGEDCOM ROX CLI Configuration Manual" for the RUGGEDCOM RX1501.
The management port is a 10/100Base-TX copper Ethernet port with an RJ-45
connector. The following is the pin-out for the management port:
1
8
Figure 3.2
RJ-45 Management Port
Pin
Name
Description
1
RX+
Receive Data+
2
RX-
Receive Data-
3
TX+
Transmit Data+
4
Reserved (Do Not Connect)
5
Reserved (Do Not Connect)
6
TX-
Transmit Data-
7
Reserved (Do Not Connect)
8
Reserved (Do Not Connect)
Communication Ports
Connect any of the available Ethernet ports on the device to a management
switch and access the RUGGEDCOM RX1501 console and Web interfaces via the
device's IP address. The factory default IP address for the RUGGEDCOM RX1501 is
For more information about available ports, refer to
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RUGGEDCOM RX1501
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