Chapter 1 Introducing the Cisco Application Deployment Engine 2130 and 2140 Series Appliance

Hardware Features

Note The configuration/setup utility program is located in the Cisco ADE 2130 and 2140 Series appliance ROM and can be accessed through the serial (console) port.

Serial (Console) Port Connector

The Cisco ADE 2130 and 2140 Series appliance has an RJ-45 serial port connector located on the back of the appliance. This connector is shared with the RJ-45 serial port connector located on the front panel.

Note When one RJ-45 serial port connector is in use, the other is disabled. For example, if the rear-panel RJ-45 serial port connector is in use, the front-panel RJ-45 serial port connector is disabled and vice versa.

Figure 1-8shows the pin number assignments for the RJ-45 serial (console) port connector on the back or front of the appliance. These pin number assignments conform to industry standards.

Figure 1-8 Serial Port Connector

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RJ-45 connector

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Note The serial (console) RJ-45 port pinout differs slightly between the front- and rear-panel ports, specifically in relation to Pin 6 and Pin 7.

On the front-panel serial (console) port, Pin 6 is used as a serial port selection input. Grounding the signal on Pin 6 disables the rear-panel serial (console) port so that the front-panel port is active. This feature allows you to plug into and use the front-panel port without regard to whether anything is connected to the rear-panel port.

Table 1-11lists the front-panel serial (console) port pinout descriptions.

 

 

Table 1-11

Front-Panel RJ-45 Serial (Console) Port Pinout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial Port Pin

 

Signal

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

RTS

Request to send

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

DTR

Data terminal ready

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

TXD

Transmit data

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

GND

Earth ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

In Use

When grounded, indicates that

 

 

 

 

 

the port is routed to the

 

 

 

 

 

front-panel port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

RXD

Receive data

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

DSR

Data set ready

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

CTS

Clear to send

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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