Tripp Lite B096-048, 93-2879, B096-016 Appendix B Serial Port Connectivity, Serial Port Pinout

Appendix B Serial Port Connectivity

Pinout standards exist for both DB9 and DB25 connectors, however, there are not pinout standards for serial connectivity using RJ45 connectors. Many Console Servers and serially managed servers/ router/ switches/ PSUs have adopted their own unique pinout; so custom connectors and cables may be required to interconnect your Console Server. In an endeavor to create some move to standardization, Tripp Lite Console Server products all use the same RJ45 pinout convention as adopted by Cisco, SUN and others.

Serial Port Pinout

The 16/48 RJ45 connectors on the B092-016 Console Server with PowerAlert, and the B096-048/016 Console Server Management Switch have the following pinout:

PIN	SIGNAL	DEFINITION	DIRECTION
1	CTS	Clear To Send	Input
2	DSR	Data Set Ready	Input
3	RXD	Receive Data	Input
4	GND	Signal Ground	NA
5	GND	Signal Ground	NA
6	TXD	Transmit Data	Output
7	DTR	Data Terminal Ready	Output
8	RTS	Request To Send	Output

The LOCAL (console/modem) port on the Console Server uses a standard DB9 connector as tabled below:

SIGNAL	DB9 Pin	DEFINITION
TXD	3	Transmitted Data
RXD	2	Received Data
RTS	7	Request To Send
CTS	8	Clear To Send
DSR	6	Data Set Ready
GND	5	Signal Ground
CD	1	Received Line Signal Detector
DTR	4	Data Terminal Ready
RI	9	Ring Indicator
	FEMALE	MALE
9 pin DB9

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