Installation Manual
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 3 Installation
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Figure 3-29
Console cable
Table 3-5
Console cable connector pinouts and mapping relation
RJ-45
Signal
Direction
DB-9
1 RTS
←
7
2 DTR
←
4
3 TXD
←
3
4 CD
→
1
5 GND
— 5
6 RXD
→
2
7 DSR
→
6
8 CTS
→
8
3.5.2 Connecting Console Cable
Follow these steps to connect a terminal device, a PC for example, to the switch:
Step 1: Connect the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the serial port of the
PC or the terminal device used to configure the switch.
Step 2: Connect the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the console port of the
switch.
Caution:
Identify the label of the port before connecting a connector.