RuggedCom RS969 manual Console Port Wiring

2.6 Console Port Wiring

A RS232 console port for configuration and management of the device is shown in Figure 6. This port is intended to be a temporary connection during initial configuration or troubleshooting and allows for direct access to the serial-based management console. The connection is made using the DB9-Female to 8-Position-Male-M12 console cable shown in Figure 7. Console connection settings are: 57600 baud, no parity bits, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit.

Figure 6: Console port Figure 7: RS969 Console cable

For user reference, the console cable pin-out is show in Table 5.

RuggedCom RS232 over M12 pin-out specification

Signal Name (PC is DTE)

RxD – Receive data (to DTE) TxD – Transmit data (from DTE) Signal GND

Table 2: RS232 over M12 console cable pin-out

DB9- Female

2

3

5

M12- Male

2

3

5

After initial configuration, the RuggedSwitch device can be configured via a number of new mechanisms such as Telnet, and the built-in web server. Consult the RuggedSwitch ROS User Guide for further details.

NOTE: This port is not intended to be a permanent connection and the cable shall be less than 2m (6.5 ft) in length.

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