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Connecting to Console Port for Local Management

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What Is Needed

Thefollowingisalistofuser‐suppliedDTEinterfacecablesthatmaybeneededtoconnect

theDB9maleConsoleportconnectorontheswitch.ThecablesareterminatedbyaDB9

femaleconnectoratoneend,andbyoneofthreetypeconnectorsattheotherend,

dependingon

thetypeconnectionneededfortheremotedevice.Thecablesthatmaybe

neededareasfollows:

•DB9female‐to‐DB9female

•DB9female‐to‐DB25female

•DB9female‐to‐DB25male

UsingaDTEmodemDB9female‐to‐DB9femalecable,youcanconnectproducts

equippedwithaDB9DTEmale

consoleporttoanIBMorcompatiblePCrunningaVT

seriesemulationsoftwarepackage.

UsingaDTEmodemDB9female‐to‐DB25femalecable,youcanconnectproducts

equippedwithaDB9DTEmaleconsoleporttoaVTseriesterminalorVTtypeterminals

runningemulationprogramsforthe

VTseries.

UsingaDTEmodemDB9female‐to‐DB25malecable,youcanconnectproductsequipped

withaDB9DTEmaleconsoleporttoaHayescompatiblemodemthatsupports

9600 baud.

ThecableusedmustconnecttheConsoleportReceivedData,Pin2totheTransmitted

Datapinattheother

endofthecable.TheconnectionfromtheConsoleportTransmitted

Data,Pin3mustbeconnectedtotheReceivedDatapincableconnectionattheotherend

ofthecable.TheDB9ConsoleportpinassignmentsareshowninFigure 3‐8.

Figure 3-8 DB9 Male Console Port Pinout Assignments

1 Pin 2, Received Data (input)

2 Pin 3, Transmitted Data (output)

3 Pin 5, Signal Ground

All other pins not connected.

5

1

9

6

3

2

1

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