6. APPENDIX
6.1 Console Port Pin Assignments
The DB-9 serial port on the front panel is used to connect to the switch for out-of-band console configuration. The console menu-driven configuration program can be accessed from a terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation program. The pin assignments used to connect to the serial port are provided in the following tables.
DB-9 Console Port Pin Numbers
DB-9 Port Pin Assignments | EIA | CCITT | Description | Switch’s DB9 | PC DB9 |
| Circuit | Signal | DTE Pin # | DTE Pin # |
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| BB | 104 | RxD (Received Data) | 2 | 2 |
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| BA | 103 | TxD (Transmitted Data) | 3 | 3 |
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| AB | 102 | SGND (Signal Ground) | 5 | 5 |
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Console Port to 9-Pin DTE Port on PC| Switch’s 9-Pin Serial Port | CCITT Signal PC’s 9-Pin | DTE Port |
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2 RXD | <--------- | RXD ------------ | | 3 TxD |
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3 TXD | ----------- | TXD ---------- | > | 2 RxD |
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5 SGND | ----------- | SGND | | 5 SGND |
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Cable Types and Specifications
