Connecting To A Terminal - Cisco WS-C2950-24 Hardware Installation Manual

Cable and Adapter Specifications

Connecting to a Terminal

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Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Figure B-13 Connecting the Console Port to a PC
Catalyst 2950 series switch
Table B-2 Console Port Signaling and Cabling Using a DB-9 Adapter
Console RJ-45-to-RJ-45
Port (DTE) Rollover Cable
Signal RJ-45 Pin
RTS 1
Not connected 2
TxD 3
GND 4
GND 5
RxD 6
Not connected 7
CTS 8
Use the supplied RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable and an RJ-45-to-DB-25 female
DTE adapter to connect the console port to a terminal.
connect the console port to a terminal.
port, the rollover cable, and the RJ-45-to-DB-25 adapter.
The RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter is not supplied with the switch. You
can order a kit (part number ACS-DSBUASYN=) with that adapter from
Cisco.
RJ-45-to-RJ-45
rollover cable
RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter
(labeled TERMINAL)
RJ-45-to-DB-9
Terminal Adapter
RJ-45 Pin DB-9 Pin
8 8
7 6
6 2
5 5
4 5
3 3
2 4
1 7
Table B-3
Appendix B Connectors and Cables
PC
Console
Device
Signal
CTS
DSR
RxD
GND
GND
TxD
DTR
RTS
Figure B-14 shows how to
lists the pinouts for the console
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