Nortel Networks 700116 Pinouts for DB9 Serial Connector, DB9 Serial Connector Pin Description

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Alteon Web Switch Hardware Installation Guide

νConsole Cable

The console port accepts a straight-through serial cable with a male DB9 connector.

Table 6 Pinouts for DB9 Serial Connector

DB9 Serial Connector

Pin

Description

 

 

 

 

 

1

DCD

 

 

 

 

 

2

RxD

1

2

3

4

5

3

TxD

4

DTR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Ground

 

6

7

8

9

6

DSR

 

7

RTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

CTS

 

 

 

 

 

9

Not used

The following figures show the pin assignments for the console to use to configure serial cables to terminal connectors with 9-pin or 25-pin connectors.

Switch

 

 

 

 

 

Console Port

 

 

 

PC Serial Port

9-pin Connector

 

 

 

9-pin Connector

1

 

 

1

DCD

 

 

2

 

 

2*

RxD

 

 

3

 

 

3*

TxD

 

4

 

 

4

DTR

 

5

 

5*

Ground

 

6

 

6

DSR

 

7

 

 

7

RTS

 

8

 

8

CTS

 

* Only the pins for RxD, TxD, and Ground are required.

Figure 11 9-pin to 9-pin Connector Pin Assignments

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