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Console cable type
Console cable view
USB-to-RJ45 console cable
Connecting the console cable
Connecting a DB9-to-RJ45 console cable
A serial console cable is an 8-core cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for connecting
to the serial console port of the switch, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end for connecting
to the serial port on the console terminal.
Figure3-2 Serial console cable
Table3-3 Console port signaling and pinout
RJ-45
Signal
DB-9
Signal
1
RTS
8
CTS
2
DTR
6
DSR
3
TXD
2
RXD
4
SG
5
SG
5
SG
5
SG
6
RXD
3
TXD
7
DSR
4
DTR
8
CTS
7
RTS
To connect a configuration terminal (for example, a PC) to the switch through a DB9-to-RJ45 console
cable:
1.
Plug the DB-9 female connector of the DB9-to-RJ45 console cable to the serial port on the PC.
2.
Connect the RJ-45 connector to the serial console port on the switch.