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Appendix B Cable Connector Pinouts
RJ-45 RS-232 Console Port Pinouts
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Connecting the Console Port to a PC
To connect the console port to a PC running terminal emulation software, use an
RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and an RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE adapter labeled
Terminal. The DTE adapter is part of the accessory kit.
Table B-3 lists the signals of the console port and PC console device, and the
pinouts of the rollover cable and the DTE adapter interfaces.
Table B-3 Console Port to PC Signals and Pinouts
Console
Port Signal
Console Port to
RJ-45 Rollover
Cable Pinouts
RJ-45 Rollover
Cable to RJ-45
DTE Adapter
Pinouts
DB-9 DTE
Adapter to PC
Console
Device Pinouts
PC Console
Device Signal
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 3 4 DTR
CTS 8 1 7 RTS