ACX7348 Management and Console Port Specifications and Pinouts

Table 1 lists the specifications for the cables that connect the console and management ports to management devices.

Table 1: Specifications of Cables to Connect to Management Devices

Ports	Cable Specifications	Receptacle	Additional Information
Console (CON) port	RS-232 (EIA-232) serial cable	RJ-45	Connect an ACX7348 Router to a Management Console
Management (MGMT) port	Ethernet cable with an RJ-45 connector	RJ-45	Connect an ACX7348 Router to a Network for Out-of-Band Management

The management port—labeled MGMT—on an ACX7348 uses an RJ-45 connector to connect to a management device for out-of-band management.

The port uses an autosensing RJ-45 connector to support a 10/100BASE-T connection.

Table 2 provides the pinout information for the RJ-45 connector for the management port.

Table 2: Management Port Connector Pinout Information

Pin	Description	Direction
1	TRP1+	Transmit/receive data pair 1.
2	TRP1–	Transmit/receive data pair 1.
3	TRP2+	Transmit/receive data pair 2.
4	TRP3+	Transmit/receive data pair 3.
5	TRP3–	Transmit/receive data pair 3.
6	TRP2–	Transmit/receive data pair 2.
7	TRP4+	Transmit/receive data pair 4.
8	TRP4–	Transmit/receive data pair 4.

The port labeled CON on the front panel is an RS-232 serial interface that uses an RJ-45 connector to connect to a console management device. The default baud rate for the console port is 9600 baud.

Use a cable with the pinouts described in Table 3 to connect an ACX7348 to a console management device.

Note:

If your laptop or PC does not have a DB-9 plug connector pin and you want to connect your laptop or PC directly to an ACX7348, use a combination of the RJ-45 cable and RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter and a USB to DB-9 plug adapter.

Table 3: Console Port Pinout Information

Pin	Signal	Description
1	RTS	Request to Send
2	DTR	Data Terminal Ready
3	TxD	Transmit Data
4	GND	Signal ground
5	GND	Signal ground
6	RxD	Receive Data
7	DSR	Data Set Ready
8	CTS	Clear to Send