Connecting Console Cable 33
Connecting Console
Cable
Console Cable A Console cable is an 8-core cable. One end of the cable is a crimped RJ-45
connector for the connection to the Console port of the switch, and the
other end is a DB-9 female connector for the connection to the serial port
on the Console terminal, as shown in
Figure 19.
Figure 19 Console cable
Table 6 Console cable pinouts
RJ-45 Signal Direction DB9 (modem) DB9 (console)
1 RTS — 7 8
2 DTR — 4 6
3 TXD — 3 2
4 CD — 1 5
5 GND — 5 5
6 RXD — 2 3
7 DSR — 6 4
8 CTS — 8 7