Cisco Systems 2900 Series XL manual Identifying a Rollover Cable, Connecting to a PC

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Appendix B Connectors and Cable Specifications

Identifying a Rollover Cable

Identifying a Rollover Cable

You can identify a rollover cable by comparing the two modular ends of the cable. Hold the cable ends side-by-side, with the tab at the back. The wire connected to the pin on the outside of the left plug should be the same color as the wire connected to the pin on the outside of the right plug (see Figure B-6).

Figure B-6 Identifying a Rollover Cable

Pin 1 on one connector and pin 8 on the other connector should be the same color.

Pin 1

 

 

 

Pin 8

 

 

47740

Connecting to a PC

Use the thin, flat, RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable and RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter (both provided) to connect the console port to a PC running terminal-emulation software. Figure B-7shows how to connect the console port to a PC. Table B-2lists the pinouts for the console port, the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable, and the RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter.

Figure B-7 Connecting the Console Port to a PC

Catalyst 2900 series XL

 

 

 

PC

RJ-45-to-RJ-45

 

 

 

rollover cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter (labeled TERMINAL)

H10972

 

Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide

B-6

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Cisco Systems 2900 Series XL manual Identifying a Rollover Cable, Connecting to a PC

2900 Series XL specifications

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