Tripp Lite B0930042E4U Owners Manual for B093- B097- and B098-Series Console S - Page 10

2. Installation 2.4 Serial Port Connection Tripp Lite console servers use the RJ45 pin-out standard used by Cisco. Use straight-through RJ45 cabling to connect to Cisco, Juniper, SUN equipment and more. 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 B098 console servers can select this pinout. This makes it easy to replace Avocent Cyclades products, and is convenient for use with rolled RJ45 cable: 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 Conventional Cat5 cabling with RJ45 jacks is used for serial connections. Before connecting the console port of an external device to the console server's serial port, confirm the device supports standard RS-232C (EIA-232). Select console server models also have a DB9 LOCAL (Console/Modem) port. 2.5 USB Port Connection • Tripp Lite console servers have one or more USB ports. B098 models have USB 3.0 ports. On other models these ports are mostly USB 2.0. • Console servers ship with internal USB flash memory ranging from 2 GB to 16 GB, which can be used for extended log file storage. • External USB devices (including USB hubs) can be plugged into any Console Server USB port. 10