Modem Cable

If you want to connect to the manager port using a modem, you will need a cable as shown in the table below. This connects the manager port’s 9 pin D-type connector to a 25-pin serial port on a modem.

 

 

 

Terminal

 

 

 

or Com

3Com end

Signal Name Pin

Signal Name

port end

Links

 

pin number

pin no.

 

 

 

 

(25-way

 

 

 

(9-way male

 

 

male/female

connector)

 

 

connector)

 

 

 

 

Shell

Screen

Screen

1

3

TxD

TxD

2

2

RxD

RxD

3

7

RTS

RTS

4

8

CTS

CTS

5

6

DSR

DSR

6

5

Ground

Ground

7

1

DCD

DCD

8

4

DTR

DTR

20

 

 

 

 

Interface Cable Characteristics

B-9

LAN Port Connecting Cable - 10BaseT

The 10BaseT port terminates with an RJ45 connector which can be connected to the 10BaseT port on another device. The table below shows the pin-outs for a straight through cable.

 

3Com end

 

Client end

Pin

pin no.

 

pin no.

 

 

(RJ45)

Links (RJ45)

Signal name

 

 

 

 

 

1

TxD+

1

 

2

TxD-

2

 

3

RxD+

3

 

4

not used

4

 

5

not used

5

 

6

RxD-

6

 

7

not used

9

 

8

not used

10

 

 

 

 

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