The cabling and adapters needed between the unit serial ports and the serial devices’ console ports are determined by their pin-outs.
Newer serial devices (routers, switches, and servers) use a DB9, RJ45, or USB port as console ports. See the manufacturer’s manual for serial device port pin-out specs. Generally, the RJ45 console port uses the Cisco-like pin-out.
Required Cabling Ports/Pin-outs
Model | Port type | Pin-out | Device port - RJ45 (Legacy) | Device port - RJ45 (Cisco) | Device port - DB9 | Device port - USB |
Nodegrid Serial Console - T Series | RJ45 | Legacy | CAT5e cable | CAT5e cable plus Z000039 crossover adapter | CAT5e cable plus Z000036 crossover adapter | USB |
Nodegrid Serial Console - R Series | RJ45 | Cisco | - | CAT5e cable | CAT5e cable plus Z000015 crossover adapter | USB |
Nodegrid Serial Console - S Series | RJ45 | Auto-Sensing (Legacy/Cisco) | CAT5e cable | CAT5e cable | CAT5e cable plus Z000015 crossover adapter | USB |
Nodegrid Serial Console Plus | RJ45 | Cisco | - | CAT5e cable | CAT5e cable plus Z000015 crossover adapter | USB |
Nodegrid Serial Console Plus - Core Edition | RJ45 | Cisco | - | CAT5e cable | CAT5e cable plus Z000015 crossover adapter | USB |
Nodegrid Net Services Router - Modular Chassis | - | - | - | - | - | USB |
Nodegrid Net Services Router Lite - Modular Chassis | - | - | - | - | - | USB |
Nodegrid Net Services Router - Serial Card | RJ45 | Cisco | - | CAT5e cable | CAT5e cable plus Z000015 crossover adapter | - |
Nodegrid Net Services Router - Serial Switchable | RJ45 | Auto-Sensing (Legacy/Cisco) | CAT5e cable | CAT5e cable | CAT5e cable plus Z000015 crossover adapter | - |
Nodegrid Net Services Router - Serial USB | - | - | - | - | - | USB |
Nodegrid Bold Services Router | RJ45 | Cisco | - | CAT5e cable | CAT5e cable plus Z000015 crossover adapter | USB |
Nodegrid Link Services Router | RJ45 | Cisco | - | CAT5e cable | CAT5e cable plus Z000015 crossover adapter | USB |
Nodegrid Gate Services Router | RJ45 | Cisco | - | CAT5e cable | CAT5e cable plus Z000015 crossover adapter | USB |
Nodegrid Hive Services Router | - | - | - | - | - | USB |
Nodegrid Mini Services Router | - | - | - | - | - | USB |
If the serial device’s RJ45 does not have the Cisco-like pin-out, or there is a question on connecting a serial device to the unit, contact ZPE Systems Technical Support for assistance.