Appendix B Cable Connector Pinouts
RJ-45 RS-232 Console Port Pinouts
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Connecting the Console Port to a PC
To connect the console port to a PC running terminal emulation software, use an
RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and an RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE adapter labeled
Terminal. The DTE adapter is part of the accessory kit.
Table B-3
lists the signals of the console port and PC console device, and the
pinouts of the rollover cable and the DTE adapter interfaces.
Table B-3
Console Port to PC Signals and Pinouts
Console
Port Signal
Console Port to
RJ-45 Rollover
Cable Pinouts
RJ-45 Rollover
Cable to RJ-45
DTE Adapter
Pinouts
DB-9 DTE
Adapter to PC
Console
Device Pinouts
PC Console
Device Signal
RTS
1
8
8
CTS
DTR
2
7
6
DSR
TXD
3
6
2
RXD
GND
4
5
5
GND
GND
5
4
5
GND
RXD
6
3
3
TXD
DSR
7
3
4
DTR
CTS
8
1
7
RTS
