Black Box 24 port User Manual

Black Box Console Server user guide

The RS232 RJ45 serial ports are 8-pin shielded and surge-suppressed to 15KV. Note 
that DCD is an input.

The pinouts are shown in 

.

Notes:

1. P/GND means Protective (Chassis) Ground

2. S/GND means Signal Ground

The pins in all the RJ45 connectors (front and rear panels) are located at the bottom, 
with pin 1 on the right;

1

DCD

Input

Data Carrier Detect

2

DSR

Output

Data Set Ready

3

DTR

Input

Data Terminal Ready

4

S/GND

—

Signal Ground

5

TXD

Output

Transmit Data

6

RXD

Input

Receive Data

7

CTS

Output

Clear To Send

8

RTS

Input

Request To Send

Shield P/GND 

—

Protective (Chassis) Ground