Installation guide

Console Port Pin Assignments
RoamAbout Access Point 3000 Hardware Installation Guide C-3
Crossover Wiring
Becausethe10/100MbpsportontheaccesspointusesanMDIpinconfiguration,youmustuse
“crossover”cablefornetworkconnectionstoPCs,serversorotherendnodesthatonlyhaveMDI
ports.However,ifthedevicetowhichyouareconnectingsupportsauto‐MDIXoperation,youcan
useeither
“straight‐through”or“crossover”cable.
Figure C-3 10/100 BASE-TX Crossover Cable
Console Port Pin Assignments
TheDB‐9DCEserialportonthefrontpaneloftheAccessPoint3000,showninFigure C‐4,isused
toconnecttotheaccesspointforout‐of‐bandconsoleconfiguration.Theon‐boardmenu‐driven
configurationprogramcanbeaccessedfromaterminal,oraPCrunning
aterminalemulation
program.ThepinassignmentsusedtoconnecttotheserialportareprovidedinTable C‐1through
Table C‐3.
Figure C-4 Console Port Pin Assignment
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
White/Orange Stripe
Orange
White/Green Stripe
Green
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
End A End B
EIA/TIA 568B RJ-45 Wiring Standard
10/100BASE-TX Crossover Cable
Table C-1 Wiring Map for Serial Cable
Signal (serial port) Pin Signal (management console port)
Unused 1 Unused
TXD (transmit data) 2 RXD (receive data)
RXD (receive data) 3 TXD (transmit data)
Unused 4 Unused
GND (ground) 5 GND (ground)
Unused 6 Unused
CTS (clear to send) 7 RTS (request to send)
Pin 1
Pin 9