Appendix B Cable Connector Pinouts
RJ-45 RS-232 Console Port Pinouts
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Connecting the Console Port to a Modem
To connect the console port to a terminal, use an RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable
and an RJ-45 to DB-25 male DCE adapter.
Table B-5
lists the signals of the console port and modem device, and the pinouts
of the rollover cable and the DCE adapter interfaces.
Table B-5
Console Port to Modem Signals and Pinouts
Console
Port Signal
Console Port to
RJ-45 Rollover
Cable Pinouts
RJ-45 Rollover
Cable to RJ-45
DCE Adapter
Pinouts
DB-25 DCE
Adapter to
Modem
Pinouts
Modem
Device Signal
RTS
1
8
4
RTS
DTR
2
7
20
DTR
TXD
3
6
3
TXD
GND
4
5
7
GND
GND
5
4
7
GND
RXD
6
3
2
RXD
DSR
7
3
8
DCD
CTS
8
1
5
CTS