Raritan Computer DKSX440 - Manual (Page 23)

C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLATION 11
Local Admin Console
Attach a PS/2 keyboard and multisync monitor to the indicated ports (see diagram above) in the back of Dominion
KSX. The local Admin Console is very useful during initial setup, and may be removed thereafter.
Telephone Line Port (optional)
Dominion KSX features an integrated modem for remote access even when the LAN/WAN is unavailable. Use the
included telephone cable to connect the port labeled “Tel Line” to an analog telephone jack.
Serial Input Ports
Connect RS-232 serially-controlled devices to Dominion KSX for the ability to remotely access terminal console
ports on devices such as headless servers, routers, switches, and network appliances. For each serial console port for
which you wish to provide remote access via Dominion KSX, connect the serial interface to Dominion KSX as
appropriate to the physical form factor of your serial console port:
• DB9 Serial Ports: Attach one end of a standard, straight-through Cat5 cable to an unoccupied RJ45 serial port
on the back of your Dominion KSX. Attach the other end of the Cat5 cable to a Raritan nulling serial adapter:
P/N ASCSDB9F for DB9 (M) serial ports; and P/N ASVSDB9M for DB9 (F) serial ports. Then, attach the
Raritan nulling serial adapter directly to your device’s serial console port.
• DB25 Serial Ports: Attach one end of a standard, straight-through Cat5 cable to an unoccupied RJ45 serial port
on the back of your Dominion KSX. Attach the other end of the Cat5 cable to a Raritan nulling serial adapter:
P/N ASCSDB25F for DB25 (M) serial ports; and P/N ASVSDB25M for DB25 (F) serial ports. Then, attach the
Raritan nulling serial adapter directly to your device’s serial console port.
• RJ45 Serial Ports (from Sun and Cisco): Most Sun and Cisco RJ45 Serial Ports may be connected directly to
an unoccupied RJ45 serial port on the back of your Dominion KSX, using a “rollover” cable whose pin-outs are
described in Appendix B: Serial Port Pin-Out Diagrams, “CRLVR-15 Custom Rollover Cable for Most Sun /
Cisco RJ45 Serial Ports”. This cable is often provided by Sun and Cisco in shipments of their products whose
serial ports have the RJ45 form factor. Alternatively, this cable may be purchased directly from Raritan – order
part number CRLVR-15.
• RJ45 Serial Ports (from vendors other than Sun and Cisco): Unfortunately, no widely accepted standard for
RS-232 serial signal transmission through an RJ45 form factor port currently exists. Therefore, to connect an
RJ45 serial port to Dominion KSX, refer to your vendor’s product manual to obtain a pin-out diagram of its
RJ45 serial console port. Then, using Cat5 cable with RJ45 terminators, crimp a cable in order whose pin-out
corresponds correctly to Dominion KSX specifications as found in Appendix B of this manual.
For your reference, the following chart can assist you in creating, modifying, or confirming such a custom
cable:
Dominion
KSX Serial
Port Pin
Function
Proper Nulling
Connection to
Your Serial Console*
Port Pin of Your
Serial Console**
1 RTS CTS §
2 DTR DSR and DTD §
3 TXD RX (“RXD”)
4 GND GND
5 SGND GND or SGND
6 RXD TX (“TXD”)
7 DSR DTR §
8 CTS RTS §
Notes:
* Standard serial nulling signal associations as specified by RS-232.
** Fill in this column with values specified by the device manual provided with your serially-controlled device.
§ In most cases, this signal is optional – generally used only if hardware flow control is enabled.