Tripp Lite B0930042E4U Owners Manual for B093- B097- and B098-Series Console S - Page 277

APPENDIX D: Connectivity, TCP Ports and Serial I/O Pin-out standards exist for both DB9 and DB25 connectors. However, there are no pinout standards for serial connectivity using RJ45 connectors. Most console servers and serially managed servers / routers / switches / power devices have adopted their own unique pinout, so custom connectors and cables may be required to interconnect your console server. Serial Port Pinout Console servers come with one to forty eight serial connectors (notated SERIAL or SERIAL PORTS) for the RS-232 serial ports: • The RJ45 serial ports are on the rear panel of the rack mount B098 and B097. • The B093 and B097 models have Cisco Straight serial pinouts on its RJ45 connectors. • The B098 has software selectable Cisco Straight or Cisco Rolled RJ45 Cisco Straight RJ45 pinout (option -X2) Straight-through RJ45 cable to equipment such as Cisco, Juniper, SUN, and more. PIN SIGNAL 1 CTS 2 DSR 3 RXD 4 GND 5 GND 6 TXD 7 DTR 8 RTS DEFINITION Clear To Send Data Set Ready Receive Data Signal Ground Signal Ground Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready Request To Send DIRECTION Input Input Input NA NA Output Output Output Cisco Rolled RJ45 pinout (option -X1) Easy to replace Avocent/Cyclades products, for use with rolled RJ-45 cable. PIN SIGNAL 1 RTS 2 DTR 3 TXD 4 GND 5 CTS 6 RXD 7 DCD 8 DSR DEFINITION Request To Send Data Terminal Ready Transmit Data Signal Ground Clear To Send Receive Data Data Carrier Detect Data Set Ready DIRECTION Output Output Output NA Input Input Input Input 277