Chapter 2
Installing the Device
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Installation Guide
22 Cabling Recommendations
IMPORTANT!
The serial console and management (MGMT) ports are intended to be used only as temporary
connections during initial configuration or troubleshooting.
The serial console port implements RS-232 DCE (Data Communication Equipment) on a DB9 connector. The
following is the pin-out for the port:
Figure 20: 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)
The management port is a 10/100Base-TX copper Ethernet port with an RJ45 connector. The following is the pin-
out for the management port:
Figure 21: RJ45 Management Port
Pin Name Description
1 TX+ Transmit Data+
2 TX- Transmit Data-
3 RX+ Receive Data+
4 Reserved (Do Not Connect)
5 Reserved (Do Not Connect)
6 RX- Receive Data-
7 Reserved (Do Not Connect)
8 Reserved (Do Not Connect)
Communication Ports
Connect to any of the available Ethernet ports on the device to 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 2.8
Cabling Recommendations
Before connecting the device, be aware of the recommendations and considerations outlined in the following
sections:
• Section 2.8.1, “Protection On Twisted-Pair Data Ports”
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