Appendix B Connector and Cable Specifications

Console Port

Table B-2 Console Port Signaling Using a DB-25 Adapter (continued)

Switch

 

 

Console

RJ-45-to-DB-25

Console

Port (DTE)

Terminal Adapter

Device

 

 

 

Signal

DB-25 Pin

Signal

 

 

 

DSR

20

DTR

 

 

 

CTS

4

RTS

 

 

 

Console Port

The console port is an RJ-45 receptacle. The Request to Send (RTS) signal tracks the state of the Clear to Send (CTS) input. Table B-3lists the console port pinouts.

Table B-3 Console Port Pinouts

Pin

Signal

Direction

Description

 

 

 

 

1

RTS

output

request to send

 

 

 

 

2

DTR

output

data terminal ready

 

 

 

 

3

TXD

output

transmit data

 

 

 

 

4

GND

 

 

 

 

5

GND

 

 

 

 

6

RXD

input

receive data

 

 

 

 

7

DSR

input

data set ready

 

 

 

 

8

CTS

input

clear to send

 

 

 

 

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