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CHAPTER 4: Installation
4.2 RS-232 Connection
To connect the MultiMode FOM to a DTE (Data-Terminal Equipment: a PC,
host, terminal, etc.), use a straight-through RS-232 cable. To connect the
MultiMode FOM to a DCE (Data-Communications Equipment: a modem,
multiplexor, etc.), use a cross-pinned RS-232 cable of the null-modem type.
Whether the cable is straight-through or cross-pinned, it must have a male
DB25 connector on the FOM end.