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3.2.2 Console Port
Figure 3-4 Console port
See Figure 3-4 for console port. The switch console port and computer controlling 9-pin serial
port are connected with RJ-45-DB9 cable. You can call the console software of the device by
operating the superterminal software of the Windows system for device configuration,
maintenance, and management.
See Figure 3-5 for cable sequence of RJ-45-DB9.
Figure 3-5 Cable sequence of RJ45 DB9
One end of RJ45 DB9 cable is RJ45 connector, which needs to be inserted into the console
port of the device. And the other end is DB9 plug, which needs to be inserted into the computer
controlling 9-pin serial port.
Table 3-1 Pin description
DB9 pin
RJ45 pin
Signal
Description
2
3
RXD
Receiving data
3
2
TXD
Sending data
5
5
GND
GND