Installation Manual
H3C S5500-EI Series Ethernet Switches
(2)
(2)
(4)
(4)
(6)
(6)
(1) AC/DC power cabinet
(4) RTN strip
(7) Grounding
(10) Ethernet Switch
Figure 3-29 Ground through the PGND of a power cabinet
3.4 Connecting the Console Cable
3.4.1 Console Cable
A console cable is an 8-core cable. One end of the cable is a crimped RJ-45 connector,
which is connected to the console port of the switch, and the other end is a DB-9 female
connector, which is connected to the serial port on the console terminal, as shown
below.
Figure 3-30 Console cable
Table 3-3 Console cable pinouts
RJ-45
1
2
3
4
5
6
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(3)
(3)
(5)
(5)
(7)
(7)
(8 )
(8 )
(8 )
(8 )
(8 )
(8 )
(8 )
( )
(8 )
(8 )
(8 )
( )
(2) –48V strip
(5) RTN terminal
(8) Protection grounding cable
(11) DC power input
Signal
Direction
→
RTS
→
DTR
→
TXD
←
CD
GND
—
←
RXD
3-19
(11)
(11)
(11)
(11)
(10)
(10)
( 9 )
( )
( 9 )
( 9 )
( 9 )
( 9 )
( 9 )
( )
( 9 )
( 9 )
( 9 )
( 9 )
(3) –48V
(6) PGND strip
(9) Grounding terminal
DB9(MODEM)
7
4
3
1
5
2
Chapter 3 Installation
DB9(CONSOLE)
8
6
2
5
5
3