Chapter 5
| Switch Management
How to Connect to the Console Port
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The following table describes the pin assignments used in the console cable.
The serial port’s default settings are as follows:
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Default Baud rate—115200 bps
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Character Size—8 Characters
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Parity—None
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Stop bit—One
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Data bits—8
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Flow control—None
Figure 13: Console Port Connection
Table 6: Console Cable Wiring
Switch’s RJ-45
Console Port
Null Modem
PC’s 9-Pin
DTE Port
6 RXD (receive data)
<---------------------
3 TXD (transmit data)
3 TXD (transmit data)
--------------------->
2 RXD (receive data)
4,5 SGND (signal ground)
-----------------------
5 SGND (signal ground)
No other pins are used.
Switch’s Console port.
RJ-45 to DB-9 console cable.
PC’s DB-9 COM port.
1
2
3
1
3
2