AppendixB Connector and Cable Speci fications
Cable Specifications
B-8
Cisco7609 Internet Router Installation Guide
OL-5079-04
Cable Specifications
The Cisco7 609Internet Router comes with an accessories box that contains the
cable and adapters you need to connect a console (an ASCII terminal or PC
running terminal emulation software) or modem to the c onsole port. The
accessories box includes these items:
•RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable
•RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled “Terminal”)
•RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter (labeled “Terminal”)
•RJ-45-to-DB-25 male DCE adapter (labeled “Modem”)
The cable and adapters are the same cable and adapters that ship with the
Cisco 2500 series routers and other Cisco products.

Console Port Mode Switch

The supervisor engine front-panel console port mode switch a llows you to
connect a terminal or modem to the console port as follows:
Note Use a ballpoint pen tip or other small, pointed object to access the console port
mode switch. The switch is shipped in the in position.
•Mode 1—Switch in the in position. Use this mode to connect a terminal to the
console port using the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable and DTE adapter
(labeled “Terminal”).
You can also use this mode to connect a modem to the console port using the
RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable and DCE adapter (labeled “Modem”).
See the “Console Port Mode 1 Signaling and Pinouts” section on page B-9.
•Mode 2—Switch in the out position. Use this mode to connect a terminal to
the console port using the Catalyst 5000 family Supervisor E ngine III console
cable and appropriate adapter for the terminal connection (cable and adapter
are not provided).
See the “Console Port Mode 2 Signaling and Pinouts” section on page B-12.