Table 31: Console Port Connector Pinout Information (continued)
DescriptionSignalPin
Signal groundSignal Ground5
Receive dataRxD Input6
Data carrier detectCD Input7
CTS InputNC8
Console Port Connector Pinouts for the QFX Series
The console port (labeled CON, or CONSOLE) is an RS-232 serial interface that uses an RJ-45 connector
to connect to a console management device. The default baud rate for the console port is 9600 baud.
Table 31 on page 130 provides the pinout information for the RJ-45 console connector. An RJ-45 cable
and RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter are supplied with the QFX Series device.
NOTE: If your laptop or PC does not have a DB-9 plug connector pin and you want to connect
your laptop or PC directly to a QFX Series device, use a combination of the RJ-45 cable and
RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter supplied with the device and a USB to DB-9 plug adapter. You must
provide the USB to DB-9 plug adapter.
Table 32: Console Port Connector Pinouts for the QFX Series
DescriptionSignalPin
Transmit dataTxD Output3
Signal groundSignal Ground4
Signal groundSignal Ground5
Receive dataRxD Input6
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