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A DB9-to-RJ45 console cable is an 8-core shielded 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.
Figure 32 DB9-to-RJ45 console cable
Table 13 DB9-to-RJ45 console cable signal 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 the switch to a configuration terminal (for example, a PC) 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.
Connecting a USB-to-RJ45 console cable
IMPORTANT:
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To use a USB-to-RJ45 console cable to connect the switch to a configuration terminal, first
download and install the USB-to-RJ45 console driver on the configuration terminal and then
connect the USB-to-RJ45 console cable to the configuration terminal.
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If you have connected a USB-to-RJ45 console cable to the configuration terminal before driver
installation, you must remove and reconnect the USB-to-RJ45 console cable to the configuration
terminal.
The following installs the driver on the Windows system. To install the driver on other operating
systems, see the installation guide in the driver compression package named by the corresponding
operating system.
To connect the switch to the configuration terminal through a USB-to-RJ45 console cable:
