H3C S3600 Series - Connecting the Switch to a Console Terminal; Console Cable; Connecting the Console Cable

Installation Manual
H3C S3600 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 3 Installation
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3.4 Connecting the Switch to a Console Terminal
3.4.1 Console Cable
Console cable is an 8-core cable. At one end of the cable is a crimped RJ-45 connector
for the connection to the Console port of the switch; at the other end of the cable are
one DB-9 (female) connector for the connection to the serial port on the console
terminal. See
Figure 3-22.
Figure 3-22 Console cable
Table 3-3 Console cable pinouts
RJ-45 Signal Direction DB-9
1 RTS ← 7
2 DTR ← 4
3 TXD ← 3
4 CD → 1
5 GND –– 5
6 RXD → 2
7 DSR → 6
8 CTS → 8
3.4.2 Connecting the Console Cable
Follow these steps to connect a terminal device, a PC for example, to the switch:
Step 1: Plug the DB-9 (female) connector of the Console cable to the serial port of the
PC where the switch is to be configured.
Step 2: Connect the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the Console port of the
switch.