Force10 Networks E1200i manual Accessing the Console with a DB-9 Adapter

Table 9 Auxiliary Port (RJ-45) Pin Assignments

Pin	Signal	Input/Output
7	DSR	Input
8	CTS	Input

Accessing the Console with a DB-9 Adapter

You can connect to the console using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled “TERMINAL”) to a terminal server (for example, PC). Table 10 lists the pin assignments.

Table 10 Pin Assignments Between the E1200i Console and a DTE Terminal Server

E1200i			RJ-45 to DB-9	Terminal Server
Console Port	RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover Cable		Adapter	Device
Signal	RJ-45 pinout	RJ-45 Pinout	DB-9 Pin	Signal
RTS	1	8	8	CTS
DTR	2	7	6	DSR
TxD	3	6	2	RxD
GND	4	5	5	GND
GND	5	4	5	GND
RxD	6	3	3	TxD
DSR	7	2	4	DTR
CTS	8	1	7	RTS

Accessing the Console with a DB-25 Adapter

You can connect to the console using an RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and RJ-45 to DB-25 female DTE adapter. Table 11 lists the pin assignments.

Table 11 Pin Assignments Between E1200i Console and DB-25 Adapter

E1200i			RJ-45 to DB-25	Terminal Server
Console Port	RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover Cable		Modem Adapter	Device
Signal	RJ-45 Pinout	RJ-45 Pinout	DB-25 Pinout	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		RTS

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