- Garrett Communications Door User Manual

Magnum 6K16-Series Managed Fiber Switch Installation and User Guide (04/06)

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3.7 Connecting a Management Console Terminal to Magnum 6K16-

Series

Use a DB-9 “null modem” cable (use on any serial port)or “one DB-9 and one

USB” ( USB port on the laptop) null modem cable to connect the

Magnum6K16-Series Console Port (the RS-232 port on the 6K16-Series

Switch) to the your PC, so that your PC becomes the 6K16-Series’s Console

Terminal. For Hyper terminal configuration to communicate with 6K-Series

Switches, please follow the “Quick Step Guide” come along with the Switch.

http://garrettcom.com/techsupport/software/6k25_quickstepsrel2.pdf

Note: A console cable (either of the two types) may be purchased as a separate item

with the 6K16-Series unit. They are not “bundled” with the unit.

Fig 3.7 Enlarged view of Magnum 6K16-Series Console Port area

Note: For a detailed description of Managed Network Software (MNS-6K) and

Magnum 6K16-Series Switch configuration for Network Management, please refer to

Magnum 6K16-Series Software Manual available on GarrettCom‘s FTP site. Please

refer Section 2.2.9 of this manual for download information.

3.7.1 RS-232 (DB-9) Console Com port (Serial port) pin assignments.

Pin 1 Pin 5

DB-9 (Console port connector)

Pin Signal Description

1 CD Carrier detect (not used)

2 RXD Receive Data (input)

3 TXD Transmit Data (output)

4 open not used

5 GND Signal Ground

6-9 open not used

The above information enables a management station ( a PC or Console terminal)

to connect directly to the Switch Console using a straight-through serial cable.

Console

Com.

(DB-9) Port