SMC Networks TIGERSWITCH 10/100, Installation Manual

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C
ABLES
B-6
Console Port Pin Assignments
The DB-9 serial port on the switch’s front panel is used to connect
to the switch for out-of-band console configuration. The on-board
menu-driven configuration program can be accessed from a
terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation program. The pin
assignments used to connect to the serial port are provided in the
following tables.
Figure B-2. DB-9 Console Port Pin Numbers
DB-9 Port Pin Assignments
Console Port to 9-Pin DTE Port on PC
EIA
Circuit CCITT
Signal Description Switch’s
DB9 DTE
Pin # PC DB9
DTE
Pin #
BB 104 RxD (Received Data) 2 2
BA 103 TxD (Transmitted Data) 3 3
AB 102 SGND (Signal Ground) 5 5
No other pins are used.
Switch’s 9-Pin
Serial Port
Null Modem
PC’s 9-Pin
DTE Port
2 RXD <---------TXD ------------ 3 TXD
3 TXD -----------RXD ----------> 2 RXD
5 SGND -----------SGND ---------- 5 SGND
No other pins are used.
Pin 1
Pin 9