HP AdvanceStack Internet Router manual Console Port Signals and Pinouts

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Console and Auxiliary Port Signals and Pinouts

Console Port Signals and Pinouts

Use the thin, flat, RJ-45-to-RJ-45 roll-over cable and RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled “TERMINAL”) to connect the console port to a PC running terminal emulation software. Table A-1 lists the pinouts for the asynchronous serial console port, the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 roll-over cable, and the RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled “TERMINAL”).

Table A-1. Console Port Signaling and Cabling Using a DB-9 Adapter

Console	RJ-45-to-RJ-45		RJ-45-to-DB-9	Console
Port (DTE)	Roll-Over Cable		Terminal Adapter	Device
Signal	RJ-45 Pin	RJ-45 Pin	DB-9 Pin	Signal
RTS	1a	8	8	CTS
DTR	2	7	6	DSR
TxD	3	6	2	RxD
GND	4	5	5	GND
GND	5	4	5	GND
RxD	6	3	3	TxD
DSR	7	2	4	DTR
CTS	8a	1	7	RTS

a. Pin 1 is connected internally to Pin 8.

Use the thin, flat, RJ-45-to-RJ-45 roll-over cable and RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter (labeled “TERMINAL”) to connect the console port to a terminal. Table A-2 lists the pinouts for the asynchronous serial console port, the RJ-45- to-RJ-45 roll-over cable, and the RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter (labeled “TERMINAL”).

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