Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Hardware Installation Guide

Figure 76: Two Twisted-Pair Straight-Through Cable Schematic
Figure 77: Two Twisted-Pair Crossover Cable Schematic
Identifying a Crossover Cable
To identify a crossover cable, compare the two modular ends of the cable. Hold the cable ends side-by-side,
with the tab at the back. The wire connected to the pin on the outside of the left plug should be a different
color from the wire connected to the pin on the inside of the right plug.
Figure 78: Identifying a Crossover Cable
Console Port Adapter Pinouts
The RS-232 console port uses an 8-pin RJ-45 connector. Use an RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter cable to connect the
switch console port to a console PC. You need to provide a RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter to connect
the switch console port to a terminal.
Table 51: Console Port Signaling with a DB-9 Adapter
Console DeviceRJ-45-to-DB-9 Terminal AdapterSwitch Console Port (DTE)
SignalDB-9 PinSignal
RxD2TxD
GND5GND
GND5GND
TxD3RxD
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Console Port Adapter Pinouts

Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Specifications

General

Operating System	Cisco IOS XE
Model	Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series
Uplink Interfaces	10G, 25G, 40G
Downlink Interfaces	1G
Stacking Bandwidth	480 Gbps
Power Supply	Redundant power supplies
PoE	UPOE
Port Density	Up to 48 ports
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	UPOE, UPOE+
Security Features	MACsec
Management	Cisco DNA Center, CLI, SNMP
Redundancy	Stacking, redundant power supplies, hot-swappable fans