Console Port

Appendix C 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-45 rollover cable and the RJ-45/DSUB F/F adapter or the DB-9F/RJ-45F PC terminal adapter to connect the console port to a computer running terminal emulation software.

Console Port Pinouts

Table C-1lists the pinouts for the console port on the Cisco MDS 9200 Series.

Table C-1

Console Port Pinouts

 

 

 

Pin

Signal

 

 

 

11

RTS

 

2

DTR

 

 

 

3

TxD

 

 

 

4

GND

 

 

 

5

GND

 

 

 

6

RxD

 

 

 

7

DSR

 

 

 

8

CTS

 

 

 

1. Pin 1 is connected internally to pin 8.

Connecting the Console Port to a Computer Using the DB-25 Adapter

You can use the RJ-45 rollover cable and RJ-45/DSUB F/F adapter (labeled “Terminal”) to connect the console port to a computer running terminal emulation software. Table C-2lists the pinouts for the console port, the RJ-45 rollover cable, and the RJ-45/DSUB F/F adapter.

 

 

 

 

Table C-2

Port Mode Signaling and Pinouts with the DB-25 Adapter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RJ4-5/DSUB F/F

Console

 

 

 

 

Console Port

RJ-45 Rollover Cable

Terminal Adapter

Device

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signal

RJ-45 Pin

RJ-45 Pin

DB-25 Pin

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

2

20

DTR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CTS

8

1

4

RTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems MDS 9200 Series Console Port Pinouts, Connecting the Console Port to a Computer Using the DB-25 Adapter