Users Guide

Pin Assignments

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 to a terminal server (for

example, a PC).

The pin assignments between the console and a DTE terminal server are as follows:

Table 2. Pin Assignments Between the Console and a DTE Terminal Server

Console Port RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover

Cable

RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover

Cable

RJ-45 to DB-9 Adapter Terminal Server Device

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

RTS 1 8 8 CTS

NC 2 7 6 DSR

TxD 3 6 2 RxD

GND 4 5 5 GND

GND 5 4 5 GND

RxD 6 3 3 TxD

NC 7 2 4 DTR

CTS 8 1 7 RTS

Default Configuration

Although a version of Dell Networking OS is pre-loaded onto the system, the system is not configured when you power up the system first

time (except for the default hostname, which is Dell). You must configure the system using the CLI.

Configuring a Host Name

The host name appears in the prompt. The default host name is Dell.

• Host names must start with a letter and end with a letter or digit.

• Characters within the string can be letters, digits, and hyphens.

To create a host name, use the following command.

• Create a host name.

CONFIGURATION mode

hostname name

Example of the hostname Command

Dell(conf)#hostname R1

R1(conf)#

Accessing the System Remotely

You can configure the system to access it remotely by Telnet or secure shell (SSH).

• The platform has a dedicated management port and a management routing table that is separate from the IP routing table.

Getting Started