MSBR Series 51 Mediant 500 MSBR
Hardware Installation Manual 5. Cabling the Device
5.7 Connecting the Serial Interface to a PC
The device provides an RS-232 serial interface port on its front panel. The serial cable
adapter (not supplied) used for connecting the RS-232 interface is shown below:
Figure 5-19: RS-232 Cable Adapter
Table 5-5: DB-9 to RJ-45 Serial Cable Connector Pinouts
DB-9 Female RJ-45
8 1
6 2
2 3
5 4
5 5
3 6
4 7
7 8
To connect the device's serial interface port to a PC:
1. Connect the end of the cable providing the RJ-45 connector to the device's serial port
located on the front panel, labeled CONSOLE.
Figure 5-20: Cabling Serial Port
2. Connect the other end of the cable providing the 9-pin DB connector to the COM RS-
232 communication port on your computer.