Nortel Networks 700116 Pinouts for DB9 Serial Connector, DB9 Serial Connector Pin Description

Alteon Web Switch Hardware Installation Guide

νConsole Cable

The console port accepts a straight-through serial cable with a male DB9 connector.

Table 6 Pinouts for DB9 Serial Connector

DB9 Serial Connector					Pin	Description
					1	DCD
					2	RxD
1	2	3	4	5	3	TxD
					4	DTR
					5	Ground
	6	7	8	9	6	DSR
					7	RTS
					8	CTS
					9	Not used

The following figures show the pin assignments for the console to use to configure serial cables to terminal connectors with 9-pin or 25-pin connectors.

Switch
Console Port		PC Serial Port
9-pin Connector		9-pin Connector
1	1		DCD
2	2*		RxD
3		3*	TxD
4		4	DTR
5	5*		Ground
6	6		DSR
7		7	RTS
8	8		CTS

* Only the pins for RxD, TxD, and Ground are required.

Figure 11 9-pin to 9-pin Connector Pin Assignments

24 nChapter 3: Using the Console Port

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