Chapter 6
| AP Management
How to Connect to the Console Port
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How to Connect to the Console Port
The RJ-45 Console port on the AP is used to connect to the AP for out-of-band
console configuration. The console device can be a PC or workstation running a VT-
100 terminal emulator, or a VT-100 terminal. A console cable is supplied with the AP
for connecting to a PC’s RS-232 serial DB-9 DTE (COM) port.
Note:
To connect to notebooks or other PCs that do not have a DB-9 COM port, use
a USB to male DB-9 adapter cable (not included with the AP).
Figure 17: Console Port Pinout
The following table describes the pin assignments used in the console cable.
The serial port’s configuration requirements are as follows:
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Default Baud rate—115,200 bps
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Character Size—8 Characters
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Parity—None
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Stop bit—One
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Data bits—8
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Flow control—none
Table 8: Console Cable Wiring
AP’s 8-Pin RJ-45
Console Port
Null Modem
PC’s 9-Pin DTE Port
6 RXD (receive data)
<---------------------
3 TXD (transmit data)
3 TXD (transmit data)
--------------------->
2 RXD (receive data)
5 SGND (signal ground)
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5 SGND (signal ground)
No other pins are used.
