Specifications

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
20 SmartSwitch Router 2100 Getting Started Guide
2. Plug one end of the console cable into the SSR 2100’s DCE DB-9 port .
3. Plug the other end of the console cable into the management console’s DTE port.
4. When you are ready to begin configuring the SSR 2100, use procedures in Chapter 3,
“Software Installation and Setup” on page 23 to power on the switch and boot the
software. You will perform initial setup by entering CLI commands on the
management console.
Connecting to the 10/100Base-TX Port
Use the RJ-45 10/100Base-TX DTE port for Telnet connection from a host on the network.
The port is configured for Media Data Interface (MDI). To attach a cable to the
10/100Base-TX port (marked “10/100 MGMT” on the SSR 2100’s chassis):
1. Obtain a cable with an RJ-45 connector that has the following pin assignments:
DTR (data terminal ready) 6 DTR (data terminal ready)
CTS (clear to send) 7 CTS (clear to send)
RTS (request to send) 8 RTS (request to send)
Unused 9 Unused
a. The left hand column pin assignments are for the male DB-9 connector on the SSR 2100. Thus, pin 2
(TXD or “transmit data”) must emerge on the management console’s end of the connection as RXD
(“receive data”) and so on.
Table 8. DB-9 connector pin assignments
Signal (SSR 2100 port) Pin Signal (management console port)
Table 9. RJ-45 connector pin assignments
Signal (SSR 2100 port) Pin Signal (management console port)
TXD (transmit data) 1 RXD (receive data)
a
TXD (transmit data) 2 RXD (receive data)
RXD (receive data) 3 TXD (transmit data)
Unused 4 Unused
Unused 5 Unused
RXD (receive data) 6 TXD (transmit data)
Unused 7 Unused
Unused 8 Unused