Lantronix 900-510 manual Connecting to a Device Port, Connecting to a Network Port

3: Installation

Connecting to a Device Port

You can connect any device that has a serial console port to a device port on the SLB branch office manager for remote administration. The console port must support the RS- 232C interface.

Note: Many servers must either have the serial port enabled as a console or the keyboard and mouse detached. Consult the server hardware and/or software documentation for more information.

To connect to a device port:

1.Connect one end of the Cat 5 cable to the device port.

2.Connect the other end of the Cat 5 cable to a Lantronix serial console adapter.

Note: To connect a device port to a Lantronix® SLP™ management appliance, use the rolled serial cable provided with the SLB branch office manager, a 200.2225 adapter and Cat 5 cabling, or the ADP010104 adapter that eliminates the need for an additional Cat5 patch cable between the adapter and the connected equipment. See D: Adapters and Pinouts for more information about Lantronix adapters.

3.Connect the adapter to the serial console of the serial device.

Figure 3-1. CAT 5 Cable Connection

Connecting to a Network Port

The SLB device’s network ports (10Base-T/100Base-TX) allow remote access to the attached devices and the system administrative functions. Use a standard RJ45- terminated Category 5 cable to connect to the network port.

Note: One possible use for the two Ethernet ports is to have one port on a private, secure network, and the other on an unsecured network.

Connecting a Terminal

The console port is for local access to the SLB branch office manager and the attached devices. You may attach a dumb terminal or a computer with terminal emulation to the console port. The SLB console port uses RS-232C protocol and supports VT100 emulation. The default baud rate is 9600.

To connect the console port to a terminal or computer with terminal emulation, Lantronix offers optional adapters that provide a connection between an RJ45 jack and a DB9 or DB25 connector. The console port is configured as DTE. For more information,

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