Cisco Catalyst 6880-X - Console Port Mode 2 Signaling and Pinouts

Table 15: Console Port Signaling with a DB-25 Adapter
Console DeviceRJ-45-to-DB-25 Terminal AdapterSwitch Console Port (DTE)
SignalDB-25 PinSignal
CTS5RTS
DSR6DTR
RxD3TxD
GND7GND
GND7GND
TxD2RxD
DTR20DSR
RTS4CTS
Console Port Mode 2 Signaling and Pinouts
This section provides the signaling and pinouts for the console port in mode 2. (The port mode switch in the
out position.)
Table 16: Port Mode 2 Signaling and Pinouts (Port Mode Switch Out)
Console DeviceConsole Port
Input/OutputPin (signal)
Output1 (RTS)
7
Output2 (DTR)
Input3 (RxD)
GND4 (GND)
GND5 (GND)
Output6 (TxD)
Input7 (DSR)
Input8 (CTS)
8
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Console Port Mode 2 Signaling and Pinouts