Cable And Adapter Pinouts; Connecting To A Pc; Connecting To A Terminal - Cisco WS-C2940-8TT-S Hardware Installation Manual

Cable and Adapter Specifications

Cable and Adapter Pinouts

This section describes the cable and adapter pinouts and also describes how to identify a rollover cable.

Connecting to a PC

Use the supplied RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter cable to connect the console port to a PC running
terminal-emulation software.
adapter cable.
Table B-2
Console
Port (DTE)
Signal
RTS
Not connected 2
TxD
GND
GND
RxD
Not connected 7
CTS

Connecting to a Terminal

Use the supplied RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter cable and an RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter to connect
the console port to a terminal.
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
Note
number ACS-DSBUASYN=) with that adapter from Cisco.
Catalyst 2940 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Table B-2
Console Port Signaling and RJ-45-to-DB-9 Adapter Cabling
RJ-45-to-DB-9
Adapter Cable
RJ-45 Pin DB-9 Pin
1 8
6
3 2
4 5
5 5
6 3
4
8 7
Table B-3
lists the pinouts for the console port and the RJ-45-to-DB-9
Console
Device
Signal
CTS
DSR
RxD
GND
GND
TxD
DTR
RTS
lists the pinouts for the console port, the adapter cable, and the
Appendix B Connectors and Cables
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