MSBR Series  37  Mediant 500L MSBR 
Hardware Installation Manual   5. Cabling the Device 
5.5  Cabling the Serial Interface to a PC 
The device provides an RS-232 serial interface port on its rear panel. The RS-232 interface 
port is used to access the device's command line interface (CLI). An RJ-45 to DB-9 serial 
cable adapter is supplied for serial cabling: 
Figure  5-15: RS-232 Cable Adapter 
 
Table  5-4: RJ-45 to DB-9 Serial Cable Connector Pinouts 
RJ-45  DB-9 Female 
1  8 
2  6 
3  2 
4  5 
5  5 
6  3 
7  4 
8  7 
  To connect the device's serial interface port to a PC: 
1.  Connect the RJ-45 connector at the end of the cable to the device's serial port, located 
on the rear panel and labeled CONSOLE. 
Figure  5-16: Cabling Serial Port 
 
2.  Connect the 9-pin DB connector at the other end of the cable to the COM RS-232 
communication port on your computer.