Administrator Guide

Pin Serial Input/Output

5 GND -

6 RxD Input

7 DSR Input

8 NC (unused) -

RJ-45 Console Access with a DB-9 Adapter

You can connect to the console through the RJ-45 console port using an RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable

and an RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled TERMINAL) to a terminal server (for example, a PC).

Table 8. Pin Assignments Between the Console and DTE Terminal Server (DB-9 Adapter)

Console Port RJ-45 to RJ-45

Rollover Cable

RJ-45 to RJ-45

Rollover Cable

RJ-45 to DB-9 Terminal Server

Device

Signal RJ-45 Pinout RJ-45 Pinout DB-9 Pin DB-9 Pin

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

RJ-45 Console Access with a DB-25 Adapter

You can connect to the console port through the RJ-45 console port using an RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover

cable and an RJ-45 to a DB-25 female DTE adapter.

Table 9. Pin Assignments Between the Console and a DTE Terminal Server (DB-25 Adapter)

Console Port RJ-45 to RJ-45

Rollover Cable

RJ-45 to RJ-45

Rollover Cable

RJ-45 to DB-25

Modem Adapter

Terminal Server

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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