Console Port Cables And Pinouts - Cisco AS5300 Appendix

Console and Auxiliary Port Cables and Pinouts
Figure D-1

Console Port Cables and Pinouts

Use the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable and RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled
TERMINAL) to connect the console port to a PC running terminal emulation software. Figure D-2
shows how to connect the console port to a PC. Table D-1 lists the pinouts for the asynchronous
serial console port, the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable, and the RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter
(labeled TERMINAL).
Figure D-2
Access
server
Table D-1
Console
Port (DTE)
Signal
RTS
DTR
TxD
GND
GND
RxD
DSR
CTS
1
D-2 Cisco AS5300 Universal Access Server Chassis Installation Guide
Identifying a Rollover Cable
Pin 1
Connecting the Console Port to a PC
RJ-45 to RJ-45
rollover cable
Console Port Signaling and Cabling Using a DB-9 Adapter
RJ-45-to-RJ-45
Rollover Cable
RJ-45 Pin
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
8
Pin 1 is connected internally to pin 8.
Pin 1 and pin 8
should be the
same color
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
Pin 8
PC
Console
Device
Signal
CTS
DSR
RxD
GND
GND
TxD
DTR
RTS