Cisco vEdge Series User Manual

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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Ports and Connectors

Cisco vEdge Series Specifications

General

Connectivity Technology	Wired
Virtualization Support	Yes
High Availability	Yes
QoS Support	Yes
Product Type	Router
Data Link Protocol	Ethernet
Routing Protocols	BGP, OSPF
Interfaces	Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System	Cisco vEdge OS
Security	IPSec
Management	CLI