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AppendixC Cable and Port Specifications
Console Port
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Console Port
The console port is an asynchronous RS-232 serial port with an RJ-45 connector.
You can use the RJ-45to RJ-45 rollover cable and the RJ-45to DB-25 female
DTE adapter or the RJ-45 toDB-9 female DTE adapter to connect the console
port to a computer running terminal emulation software.

Console Port Pinouts

Table C -1 lists the pinouts for the console port on the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch.
TableC-1 Console Port Pinout
Pin Signal
11
1. Pin 1 is connected internally to pin 8.
RTS
2DTR
3TxD
4GND
5GND
6RxD
7DSR
8CTS