Installation Manual
Quidway S8500 Series Routing Switches Chapter 4 Switch Installation
Huawei Technologies Proprietary
4-19
Enlarged A side
Pos. 25
A
DB 25 Female
8P8C Plug
Enlarged B side
Pos.1
Pos.8
DB9 Female
Enlarged C side
Pos.1
Pos.9
C
Pos.1
B
Figure 4-18 Console cable
Table 4-1 Console cable pinouts
RJ-45 Signal Direction DB-25 DB-9
1 RTS ← 4 7
2 DTR ← 20 4
3 TXD ← 2 3
4 CD → 8 1
5 GND - 7 5
6 RXD → 3 2
7 DSR → 6 6
8 CTS → 5 8
II. Connecting console cable
Take the following steps to connect the console cable, when configuring the switch on
the terminal.
Step 1: Plug the DB-9 or DB-25 female connector of the console cable into the serial
port of the PC/terminal 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.