Dell C Series

20 Installing the Software
Cable and Adapter Pin Assignments
To connect to a terminal port, PC serial port, or a terminal server, use the
console port on the RPM to configure and monitor your system. An RJ-45
Ethernet cable is required to connect to the Ethernet port.
The console port is an RJ-45 and the pinouts are listed in Table 2-1.
Accessing the Console with a DB-9 Adapter
You can connect to the console using an RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and an
RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled “TERMINAL”) to a terminal
server (for example, PC).
Table 2-1. Pin Assignments for Console Port (RJ-45)
Pin Signal Input/Output
1 NC (unused -
2 DTR Output
3 TxD Output
4GND-
5GND-
6 RxD Input
7DSRInput
8 NC (unused -
Table 2-2. Pin Assignments Between the Console and a DTE Terminal Server
Console Port RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover Cable RJ-45 to DB-9
Adapter
Terminal
Server Device
Signal RJ-45 Pinout RJ-45 Pinout DB-9 Pin Signal
RTS 1 8 8 CTS
DTR 2 7 6 DSR
TxD 3 6 2 RxD
GND 4 5 5 GND