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Appendix B - Cables and Connectors
Console Cable
A console cable is used when a user wants to connect to the console port of the switch, to access the command line
interface. The following diagrams and tables show the standard RS-232-to-RJ-45/Mini-USB receptacle/connector and
their pin assignments.
DB9/RS-232-to-RJ-45 Pin Assignment
Contact
Console (DB9/RS232)
RJ-45
1
NC
Not Used
2
TX
Not Used
3
RX
UART-TX
4
NC
GND
5
GND (shared)
GND
6
NC
UART-RX
7
NC
Not Used
8
NC
Not Used
9
NC
X
DB9/RS-232-to-Mini-USB Pin Assignment
Contact
Console (DB9/RS232)
Mini-USB
1
NC
NC
2
TX
RX
3
RX
TX
4
NC
NC
5
GND
GND
6
NC
X
7
NC
X
8
NC
X
9
NC
X
