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Appendix A Cable Pinouts
Console Port (RJ-45)
Examine the sequence of colored wires to determine the type of RJ-45 cable, as follows:
•
Straight-through—The colored wires are in the same sequence at both ends of the cable
(see
).
•
Crossover—The first (far left) colored wire at one end of the cable is the third colored wire at the
other end of the cable (see
•
Rolled—The colored wires at one end of the cable are in the reverse sequence of the colored wires
at the other end of the cable (see
).
Table A-2
RJ-45 Straight-Through (Ethernet) Cable Pinouts
Signal Pin
Pin
Pin
TX+
1
1
TX+
TX-
2
2
TX-
RX+
3
3
RX+
-
4
4
-
-
5
5
-
RX-
6
6
RX-
-
7
7
-
-
8
8
-
Table A-3
RJ-45 Crossover (Ethernet) Cable Pinouts
Signal Pin
Pin
Pin
TX+
1
3
RX+
TX-
2
6
RX-
RX+
3
1
TX+
-
4
4
-
-
5
5
-
RX-
6
2
TX-
-
7
7
-
-
8
8
-
Table A-4
RJ-45 Rolled (Console) Cable Pinouts
Signal Pin
Pin
Pin
-
1
8
-
-
2
7
-
-
3
6
-
-
4
5
-
-
5
4
-
-
6
3
-