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DescriptionSignalPin
Signal groundSignal
Ground
5
Receive dataRxD Input6
No connectNC7
Clear to sendCTS Input8
RJ-45-to-DB-9 Serial Port Adapter Pinout
The console port on a vEdge 5000 router is an RS-232 serial interface that uses an RJ-45 connector to connect
to a management device such as a PC or a laptop. If your PC or laptop does not have a DB-9 male connector
pin and you want to connect your PC or laptop to a vEdge 5000 router, use a combination of the RJ-45-to-DB-9
female adapter along with a USB-to-DB-9 male adapter. See Figure 6.
Figure 6: vEdge 5000 Router Connected to a Laptop via RJ-45-to-DB-9 Cable
Table 7 provides the wiring and pinout information for the RJ-45-to-DB-9 serial port adapter cable.
Table 85:
SignalDB9
Pin
SignalRJ-45
Pin
CTS8RTS1
RXD2TXD3
GND5GND4
TXD3RXD6
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