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Patton electronic 3231 manuel d'utilisation

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    Model 3231 Industrial Ethern et Extender with LCD Inter face User Manual Sales Office: +1 (301) 97 5-10 00 Techni cal Su ppor t: +1 (301) 97 5-1007 E-mail: suppor t@patton.com WWW: www .patton.com Part Number: 07M3231-GS, Rev . B Revised : February 16, 2012 Impor tan t This is a Class A de vice and is inte nded for use in a light ind ustrial enviro[...]

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    Patton Electronics Company , Inc. 7622 Ric kenbacker Drive Gaithersburg , MD 20879 USA Tel: +1 (301 ) 975- 1000 Fax: +1 ( 301) 8 69-929 3 Support: +1 (30 1) 975 -1007 Web: www.pa tton.com E-mai l: su ppor t@pa tt on. com T rademark Statement All other tra demarks presented in this document are the property of their respe cti ve o wn ers. Copyright [...]

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    3 Summar y T able of Contents 1 General information ..... ...... ..... ...... ...... ......... ...... ..... ...... ......... ...... ...... ..... ...... ......... ...... ..... ...... ......... ...... ...... . 13 2 Initial Configuration .......... ........ ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... ...... .......[...]

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    4 T able of Contents Summary Table of Contents ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... ...... ......... ..... ...... ...... ...... ......... 3 Table of Contents .. ...... ......... ..... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... ...... ......... ..... ...... ...... ...... ......... ..... ...... ....[...]

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    5 Model 3231 User Manual Table of Con tents STP (Sp annin g Tree P rot ocol) ...................... ............ ................. ........... ........... ........... ................. ............ .25 LEDs ................ ............ ........... ................. ........... ........... ............ ........... ................. ........... ....[...]

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    6 Model 3231 User Manual Table of Con tents Safety .......... ........... ................. ........... ............ ........... ........... ................. ............ ........... ... .............. ................. .47 PSTN Regul atory ... ............ ........... ................. ........... ........... ............ ................. ......[...]

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    7 List of Fi gures 1 Model 3231 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2 Model 3231 front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3 Mod[...]

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    8 List of T ables 1 General conven tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2 LCD Menu Keyp ad - Front Pa nel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3 Model 3231 LE[...]

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    9 About this guide This gui de descr ibes i nstalling and oper ating t he Patto n Electr onics Mode l 3231 Industri al Ethe rnet Exte nder with LCD inter face. Audien ce This guid e is intended f or the followi ng user s: • Opera tors • Installers • Maintenance technicians Struct ure This guid e contai ns the foll owing c hapters and appendic[...]

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    10 Model 3231 User Manua l Precau tions Notes, ca utions, and warnings, which have t he foll owing meani ngs, are us ed thro ughout th is guide to help yo u become aware of potential problems. Warnin gs are intended to prev ent safety hazard s that could resu lt in per- sona l in jury . Cauti ons are intended to pr event situatio ns that could res [...]

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    11 Model 3231 User Manua l Safety when working wi th electricity General observat ions • Clean the cas e with a soft slig htly moist anti-static c loth • Place the unit on a flat surfac e and ensure free air circul ation • Avoid exposing the unit to direct sunlight and other heat sources • Protec t the unit from moist ure, vapor s, and corr[...]

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    12 Model 3231 User Manua l T ypographic al conventions used in this document This section de scribes th e typograp hical conventio ns and terms use d in this guide. Gener al conven tion s The procedures d escribed in this manual use the f ollowing text conven tions: Table 1. Ge neral conventions Convention Meaning Gar amon d b lu e ty pe Indicates [...]

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    13 Chapter 1 General i nformation Chapter con tents Model 3231 Overview ........ ........... ........... ................. ............ ........... ........... ............ ................ ............ ........... .......14 Features ............. ........... ............ ................ ............ ........... ........... ................. .....[...]

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    Model 3231 Overview 14 Model 3231 User Manua l 1 • Gen eral info rmation Model 3231 Over view The Patt on Elec tronics Model 3231 Industrial Ethernet Extender with LCD p rovides hi gh speed 2- wire con- nectiv ity to ISPs , PTTs, and e nterp rise en vironm ents usi ng Sym metric al High- data-ra te Digi tal Sub scriber Line (G.SH DSL ) techn olog[...]

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    Front Panel 15 Model 3231 User Manua l 1 • Gen eral info rmation Front Pa ne l Figure 2. Model 3 231 front pa nel Menu keypad The Model 3231 contains an LCD menu and keypad, loca ted on the fro nt panel, for configuring the unit. The four keys on the menu keypad and thei r functions are: Note For inf ormation on how the LC D menu is structured, s[...]

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    Front Panel 16 Model 3231 User Manua l 1 • Gen eral info rmation LEDs The Model 3231 contains nine LEDs on the front panel. All LEDs w ill blink t wice w hen the uni t is fi rst pow- ered on. Note You can test the operation of certain LEDS using the CLI. For mo re in formati on, s ee “CLI Commands” on page 24. Table 3. Model 3231 LEDs LED Co [...]

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    Rear Pa nel 17 Model 3231 User Manua l 1 • Gen eral info rmation Rear P anel Figure 3. Model 3231 rear pane l Applica tion The Model 3231 is used as a network extender using a PPPoH bridge over DSL. PPPoH is an Ethernet exten- sion because the same logical LAN exists at both ends of the modems and only bridging is required. PPPoH is network exte [...]

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    18 Chapter 2 Initial Configuration Chapter con tents Introd ucti on ............ ........... ........... ........... ................. ............ ........... ........... ................. ........... ...... ........... ............ . 19 Power up th e NTU ...... ............ ........... ........... ........... ................. ............ ......[...]

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    Introduction 19 Model 3231 User Manua l 2 • Initial Configuration Intr oduction The Model 3 231 is conf igured throug h the LCD menu on the front panel. Mo re advanced feat ures may be configured thr ough the Web GUI inte rface. The 3231 i s Plug ‘ n’ Play with t he Model 3 096RC G.SHDSL co ncentrato r card or compatibl e G.SHDSL card. Power [...]

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    Using the LCD Menu 20 Model 3231 User Manua l 2 • Initial Configuration Figure 4. Rear view of 32 31 Using the LC D Menu The follow ing sections ar e options i n the top leve l menu on the LC D interface : • “G.SHDSL” on pag e 21 Use this menu to configure the G.SHDSL link including line rate, I-bits, mode, annex, tr ansmit gain, and the et[...]

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    Using the LCD Menu 21 Model 3231 User Manua l 2 • Initial Configuration G.SHDSL LAN CPE Co nfig Use this menu on the CO unit to configure the CPE unit. (Non e of the i tems in th is me nu may be con f igur ed if t his unit i s set as the CPE) . Table 4. G.SHDSL Menu Options Submenu Option s Line Ra te 192 kbps – 4608 kbps I-bits 0 – 7 Mode CO[...]

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    Using the LCD Menu 22 Model 3231 User Manua l 2 • Initial Configuration STP (S pannin g T ree Protocol) Syslog Table 7. (STP) Spanning Tree Protocol Menu Options Submenu Option s Enabled Enable or Disable STP Fwd De la y 4 – 30 seco nds Hello Time 1 – 10 seconds Max Age 6 – 40 seconds Table 8. Syslog Menu Options Submenu Option s Host IP Se[...]

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    Setting the u nit as CO/CPE 23 Model 3231 User Manua l 2 • Initial Configuration Setting the unit as CO/CPE Configuring the un it as CO To s et the uni t a s CO : 1. From the top lev el menu on the LCD pan el, use the Left and Right arro w keys to navi gate to G.SHDSL , and pre ss ENT ER . 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight Mode , then press EN T[...]

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    Using the C LI 24 Model 3231 User Manua l 2 • Initial Configuration Using the CLI The Mode l 3231 may be c onfigure d through the CLI, alth ough basi c setti ngs shoul d be configur ed thro ugh the LCD menu on the unit. Note Use the LCD p anel menu to primarily c onfigure the unit. Refer to “Using the LCD Menu” on p age 20 for config uration [...]

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    Using the C LI 25 Model 3231 User Manua l 2 • Initial Configuration G.SHDSL CPE Configuration STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) Table 9. G.SHDSL - CLI Commands Comman d Explanation gshdsl se t dslrateTS <#timelots> Set the number of ti meslots that each DSL frame will carry. The DSL data rate will be (64 kbps x #timeslots) + #ibits. gshdsl se t [...]

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    Connecting to the Web GUI 26 Model 3231 User Manua l 2 • Initial Configuration LEDs Connecting to the Web GUI Note Use the LC D panel menu to configure the uni t. Refer to “U sing the LCD Menu ” on page 20 f or configuration options in the LCD menu. The W eb G UI s hould be used for ad vanc ed con figur ation and adva nce d monitoring onl y. [...]

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    Connecting to the Web GUI 27 Model 3231 User Manua l 2 • Initial Configuration Connecting to th e local IP netwo rk Now you can co nnect the 3231 to yo ur local IP networ k an d access advanc ed configuration features from your PC using a standard web browser. Connect th e 3231’ s Etherne t port (green) to th e same Ether net segment as your P [...]

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    28 Chapter 3 G.SHDSL Configurati on and Status Chapter con tents G.SHDSL Configu ratio n ......................... ............ ........... ........... ............ ................. ........... ........... ........... .............29 G.SHDSL Options ............ ................ ............ ........... ........... ................. ............ .[...]

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    G.SHD SL Conf igura tion 29 Model 3231 User Manua l 3 • G.SHDSL Configuration and Status G.SHDSL Configuratio n Use the LCD pane l to config ure G.SHDSL . From the to p level menu on the L CD panel, use the Left and Right arrows to navigate to G.SH DSL , and press ENTER . The following options are available i n the G.SHDSL submenu: Note After you[...]

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    Viewing G.SH DSL Status 30 Model 3231 User Manua l 3 • G.SHDSL Configuration and Status The follow ing shows the relationship of the DSL Err or Monito r paramete rs: The DSL er ror monito r inspec ts intervals to see if they have met t he er ror thre shol d (Ma x Inte rval Erro rs). If the error moni tor finds a certain num ber (Interval Co unt) [...]

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    Viewing G.SH DSL Status 31 Model 3231 User Manua l 3 • G.SHDSL Configuration and Status Run-Time Sta tistics The Run-Time Sta tisti cs provide the state and relative health of the DSL link. The statistical paramete rs are descr ibed. Figure 8. DSL Run-time Statistics • G.SHDSL State : The link may be in one of these states, Deactivated , In Pro[...]

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    Viewing G.SH DSL Status 32 Model 3231 User Manua l 3 • G.SHDSL Configuration and Status DSL Line Error Co unters Five count ers display how many Loss of Sync ’s hav e occ urr ed, CR C Errors , SEGD Error s , SEGA E rror s , and Loss of Delineation . Loss of Sync and CRC Er rors are the mo st commonly used statis tics in normal performance evalu[...]

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    Viewing G.SH DSL Status 33 Model 3231 User Manua l 3 • G.SHDSL Configuration and Status Cleari ng Er ro r Coun ter s The error c ount ers ma y be clea red in the Config ura tio n web page or her e in the St atus web page . Select Cle ar All Coun ters and click on the Subm it bu tton. Figure 11. Clearin g the error counters[...]

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    34 Chapter 4 W eb Inter face Configuration Chapter con tents Using the Web Inte rface ................ ........... ............ ........... ........... ................. ............ ........... ........... ........... .............35 SNMP ......... ............ ........... ................. ........... ........... ............ ................. ..[...]

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    Using the Web Interface 35 Model 3231 User Manua l 4 • Web Interface Configuration Using the W eb Interface The Model 3231 provides a web i nterface for advanced configuration of: • “SNMP” on page 36 • “STP (Spanning Tree Pr otocol)” on page 37 • “CPE Configuration” on page 38 Note The Web GUI sho uld be used f or adva nced conf[...]

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    SNMP 36 Model 3231 User Manua l 4 • Web Interface Configuration SNMP You can us e the Web GU I to configure SNMP. (S ee “Connectin g to the Web G UI” on page 26) . Note It is NOT reccommended that you co nfigure bas ic options thr ough the Web GUI. Use the LCD panel menu to con figure basic options s uch as G.SHDSL, and use the Web GUI for ad[...]

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    STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) 37 Model 3231 User Manua l 4 • Web Interface Configuration STP (Sp annin g T ree Prot ocol) This se ction d escribes how to confi gure Spanni ng Tree Protoco l through the web interface . To get to the STP configuration page in the Web GUI, click on Services Confi gurat ion > STP o n the left navigatio n menu. Note[...]

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    CPE C onfi gura tion 38 Model 3231 User Manua l 4 • Web Interface Configuration CPE Configuratio n This section de scrib es how to co nfigure the CP E unit through the web inter face. To get to the CPE C onfigu- ration page in the Web GUI, click o n G.SHDSL > CPE Configuration on the left navigation menu. Note Use the LCD panel menu to configu[...]

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    39 Chapter 5 System Management Chapter con tents Reset for Facto ry Default ..................... ........... ........... ............ ........... ................. ........... ........... ............ ..................40 Saving the c onfigura tion ................ ........... ................. ............ ........... ........... ............ ...[...]

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    Reset for F acto ry Defau lt 40 Model 3231 User Manua l 5 • System Manageme nt Reset for Factory Default To recover from a forgotten pas sword, th e user may reset the unit to its factory conf iguration. There is a Reset button located on the rear panel of the uni t between the Et hernet and Line ports. Figure 15. Reset button To rese t for facto[...]

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    System Software Upgrade 41 Model 3231 User Manua l 5 • System Manageme nt Click on the Backup/Rest ore Confi gur ation hyperlink under the System Mana gemen t menu. Figure 16. Backing up and reloaded saved configurations To back up the curr ent saved configuration, click on Bac kup configura tion in your compu ter li nk. You will have the option [...]

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    Syslog Options in the LCD Menu 42 Model 3231 User Manua l 5 • System Manageme nt Click on the Options link. This takes you to the Firmware Update C onfiguration page. Leave this set to Enabled . When en abled, th e 3231 will d etect i f you are trying to do a s oftware upgr ade with an i ncorrect or impro per softw are image. (S ee figure 1 8 .) [...]

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    43 Chapter 6 Contacting Patton for assistance Chapter con tents Introd ucti on ............ ........... ........... ........... ................. ............ ........... ........... ................. ........... ...... ........... ............ . 44 Contact inf ormati on ................. ................ ............ ........... ........... ......[...]

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    Introduction 44 Model 3231 User Manua l 6 • Contacting P atton for assistance Intr oduction This chapte r contains t he foll owing info rmation: • “Contact informatio n”—describes how to contact Patt on technical sup port for ass istance. • “Warranty Service and Returned Mer chandise Author izations (RMAs)”—contains i nformation a[...]

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    Warranty Service and Returned Merch andise Authorizations (RMAs) 45 Model 3231 User Manua l 6 • Contacting P atton for assistance Out-of-war ranty serv ice Patton servic es what we sell, no matter how you acquired it, including malfunc tioning products that are no longer under warranty. Our products have a flat fee for repairs. Un its dam aged by[...]

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    46 Appendix A Compliance infor mation Chapter con tents Comp lian ce ............. ........... ........... ................. ........... ............ ........... ................. ........... ........... ............ ........... ....... 47 EMC ................. ........... ........... ................. ........... ............ ........... .........[...]

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    Compl ian ce 47 Model 3231 User Manua l A • Compliance information Complia nce EMC • FCC Pa rt 1 5, Cl ass A • EN55022, Clas s A • EN55024 Safety • UL 60950-1/CSA C 22.2 N0. 6 0950-1 • IEC/EN60950-1 • AS/NZS 60950- 1 PSTN Re gulato ry • FCC Pa rt 6 8 • CS-03 • AS/ACIF S043:2003 FCC Pa rt 68 (ACT A) St atement This equipme nt com[...]

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    Industry Canada N otice 48 Model 3231 User Manua l A • Compliance information able protection fr om such inter ference in a commercial installation. How ever, there is no guar antee that inter- ferenc e will n ot oc cur in a par ticul ar ins talla tion. If th e equipm ent causes interfere nce to rad io or tel evision reception, whi ch can be dete[...]

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    49 Appendix B Specifi cations Chapter con tents Gene ral ch aract er istics ................... ........... ............ ................. ........... ........... ............ ........... ................. ........... .......50 G.SHDSL charac teristic s .......... ................ ............ ........... ........... ............ ................. [...]

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    General characte ristics 50 Model 3231 User Manua l B • Specifications General characteristics • Compact low-cost Plug ‘n’ Play NTU • 10/100 Etherne t port • Unl imi te d ho st su ppo rt • Comprehensive hardware diagnostics, independent of operating system, easy maintenance and effortl ess installat ion • Buil t-i n web c onfig urat[...]

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    Management 51 Model 3231 User Manua l B • Specifications Manag ement • Web- based config uration via em bedd ed web se rver • CLI menu for configuration, management, and diagnostics • Local (VT-100 or Telnet) • Console p ort s et at 9600 b ps, 8 bit s, no parity, 1 stop b it, no fl ow contro l 10Base-T/100Base-TX inter face The Ethern et [...]

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    Powe r 52 Model 3231 User Manua l B • Specifications Etherne t 100M The Et hernet 100M LED glo ws green w hen the Et hernet l ink negotiat es to 100 Mbps . This LED is off when the Ethernet link negotiat es to 10 Mbps. Etherne t Tx The Ethernet T x LED flashe s when transm itting an Ethern et packet. Ethernet Rx The Ethernet Rx LED flashes when r[...]

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    53 Appendix C RJ-1 1 non-shielded DSL por t Chapter con tents RJ-11 non- shielded DS L port ................... ............ ........... ................. ........... ............ ........... ........... ................. ...... .5 4[...]

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    RJ-1 1 non -shi eld ed DS L port 54 Model 3231 User Manua l C • RJ-1 1 non- shie lded DSL po rt RJ-11 non-sh ielded DSL port Single tw isted-pair (TP) fo r full- duplex transmi ssion . The signals are pola rity ins ensitive . Pin # Signal 1 2 Tip 3 Ring 4[...]

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    55 Appendix D RJ-45 shielded 10/10 0 Etherne t por t Chapter con tents RJ-45 shiel ded 10/ 100 Ethernet port .................... ........... ........... ............ ........... ................. ........... ........... ............ . 56[...]

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    RJ-45 shielded 10/100 Ethern et port 56 Model 3231 User Manua l D • RJ-45 shi elded 10/ 100 Ethern et port RJ-45 sh ielded 10/100 Ethernet por t Note The foll owing tab le assumes t he MDI-X swit ch is in the out positi on. Pin # Signal 1 TX+ (output) 2 TX- (output) 3 RX+ (input) 4 5 6 RX- (input) 7 8[...]

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    57 Appendix E RS-232 console inter face pin assignments Chapter con tents RS-232 co nsole int erface p in assig nments ............. ........... ................. ........... ............ ........... ................. ........... .......58[...]

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    RS-232 console in terface pin assignm ents 58 Model 3231 User Manua l E • RS-232 cons ole inte rface pin assignmen ts RS-232 cons ole interface pin assignments RJ-45 non-shielded Connector (EIA-561) Pin Signal 1 DSR ( out) 2 CD (out) 3 DTR (in) 4 Signal Ground 5 RD (out) 6 TD (i n ) 7 CTS (ou t) 8 RTS (in)[...]