Console Port Pin Assignments
The DB-9 serial port on the switch's front panel is used to connect
to the switch for out-of-band console configuration. The onboard
menu-driven configuration program can be accessed from a
terminal, or a PC running a terminal emulation program. The pin
assignments used to connect to the serial port are provided in the
following tables.
Figure B-1. DB-9 Console Port Pin Numbers
DB-9 Port Pin Assignments
EIA
CCITT
Circuit
Signal
BB
104
BA
103
AB
102
No other pins are used.
P
Description
RxD (Received Data)
TxD (Transmitted Data)
SGND (Signal Ground)
A
PPENDIX
A
IN
SSIGNMENTS
Switch's
DB9 DTE
Pin #
2
3
5
PC DB9
DTE
Pin #
2
3
5
B
B-1