Avocent SuperSerial manual ESP Front View

Figure 1 shows the front of the ESP-8 MI. Table 3 describes the LEDs and buttons.

	Figure 1. ESP Front View
Item	Description
POWER	The POWER LED is lit when the ESP is connected to a
	power source
ONLINE	The ONLINE LED is lit (not blinking) when the ESP self-test
	and initialization procedures have completed successfully
LINK	The LINK LED is lit when the ESP recognizes that is has a
	connection to the network
TRAFFIC	The TRAFFIC LED blinks when there is network trafc
100MBps	The 100MBps LED is lit when the ESP is connected to a
	100 Mbps LAN
RESET	Pushing the RESET button reboots the ESP; for more
	information, see Section 1.4
INIT	Pushing the INIT button restores the ESP to factory defaults;
	for more information, see Section 1.4
	Table 3. ESP LEDs and Buttons

Figure 2 shows the back of the ESP-8 MI and the port pin assignments.

Pin #	RS-232	RS-422 RS-485
1	RTS	N/C	N/C
2	DTR	Tx-	N/C
3	N/C	Tx+	N/C
4	DCD	N/C	N/C
5	Rx	N/C	N/C
6	Tx	N/C	N/C
7	GND	GND	GND
8	N/C	Rx+	Rx/Tx+
9	N/C	Rx-	Rx/Tx-
10	CTS	N/C	N/C

100-250 VAC, 50/60 Hz

0.5A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Warning - The power outlet should be installed near the equipment and should be easily accessible.

MAC Address

and

Serial Number

Address

Serial #

8LAN

10/100 BaseT Ethernet Connector

Figure 2. ESP Back View and Port Pin Assignments

NOTE: It is important that unused pins (labeled N/C) should not have wires attached to them. Floating wires could cause unbalanced noise, shorten overall distances and degrade performance.

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