48 Cable, Port, and Pinout Information
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Figure 3-3. Serial Connector
Table 3-3 contains serial cable pin assignments.

Connecting the Switch to a Terminal

1
Connect the null modem (serial) cable to the terminal (console) ASCII DTE RS-232
connection.
2
Connect the interface cable to the switch’s serial port connection (see Figure 3-4).
Table 3-3. Serial Connector Pin Assignment
Signal Pin Management Console Port Signal
Unused 1 Unused
TXD 2 TXD
RXD 3 RXD
Unused 4 RXD
GND 5 GND
Unused 6 Unused
CTS 7 CTS
RTS 8 RTS
Unused 9 Unused
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