3com 3018 (3C13618) User Manual

The Router 3012 provides a console port, an AUX port, a 10/100M Ethernet port 
and a synchronous/asynchronous serial port. The attributes of these ports are 
described in the following sections.

Table 5 lists attributes of the console port.

Table 6 lists attributes of the AUX port.

SERIAL1

Off — The link is not connected.

Green — The link is connected.

Flashing green — Data is being transmitted over serial port 1.

AUX

Off — The link is not connected.

Green — The link is connected.

Flashing green — Data is being transmitted over the AUX port.

SYSTEM

Flashing green — The system is operating normally.

Always green or off — The system is not operating normally.

Table 4   Router 3012 LEDs (continued)

Table 5   Attributes of the Console Port 

Connector

RJ-45

Port standard

Asynchronous EIA/TIA-232

Baud rate

9.6 to 115.2 kbps (the default is 9.6 kbps)

Services

Connects with character terminal

Connects with the serial ports of the local PCs and runs the terminal 
emulation program on the PCs

Command line interface

Table 6   Attributes of the AUX Port

Connector

RJ-45

Port standard

Asynchronous EIA/TIA-232

Baud rate

300 bps to 115.2 kbps

Services 

Modem dial-up

Backup

Protocols 

PPP (Point to Point Protocol)

SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol)

MP (Multilink PPP)