Cisco Systems MDS 9200 Series manual Console Port Pinouts

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
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