Cisco Systems 11500 Series manual Connecting the Console Port to a Terminal

Appendix B Cable Connector Pinouts

RJ-45 RS-232 Console Port Pinouts

Connecting the Console Port to a Terminal

To connect the console port to a terminal, use an RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and an RJ-45 to DB-25 female DTE adapter. The DTE adapter is part of the accessory kit.

Table B-4lists the signals of the console port and terminal device, and the pinouts of the rollover cable and the DTE adapter interfaces.

Table B-4 Console Port to Terminal Signals and Pinouts

		RJ-45 Rollover	DB-25 DTE
	Console Port to	Cable to RJ-45	Adapter to
Console	RJ-45 Rollover	DTE Adapter	Terminal	Terminal
Port Signal	Cable Pinouts	Pinouts	Pinouts	Device Signal
RTS	1	8	5	CTS
DTR	2	7	6	DSR
TXD	3	6	3	RXD
GND	4	5	7	GND
GND	5	4	7	GND
RXD	6	3	2	TXD
DSR	7	3	20	DTR
CTS	8	1	4	RTS

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