Console And Auxiliary Port Signals And Pinouts - Cisco 7401ASR Installation And Configuration Manual

Console and Auxiliary Port Signals and Pinouts

To determine whether a UTP cable is a crossover cable or a straight-through cable, hold the two RJ-45
connectors next to each other so you can see the colored wires inside the ends.
Examine the sequence of colored wires to determine the type of cable, as follows:
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Console and Auxiliary Port Signals and Pinouts

The Cisco 7401ASR router does not support Data Carrier Detect (DCD).
console port signals.
Table A-9
Pin
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
Table A-10
Table A-10 Auxiliary Port Signals
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
2
7
8
1. RING is not supported on Cisco-supplied adapters. To use this pin, you must create a customized
2. Pin 7 can be used as a DCD input for connection to a modem. The RJ-45-to-DB-25F adapter maps
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A-8
Straight-through—The colored wires are in the same sequence at both ends of the cable.
Crossover—The first (far left) colored wire at one end of the cable is the third colored wire at the
other end of the cable.
Console Port Signals
Signal Direction
CTS Out
DSR Out
RXD Out
GND —
— —
TXD In
DTR In
RTS In
lists the RJ-45 auxiliary port signals.
Signal Direction
RTS Out
DTR Out
TXD Out
1
RING In
GND —
RXD In
DSR/DCD In
(RLSD)
CTS In
cable.
DCD to this pin when used with a straight-through cable.
Description
Clear To Send (tracks RTS)
Data Set Ready (always on)
Receive Data
Signal Ground
Not connected
Transmit Data
Data Terminal Ready
Ready To Send
Description
Ready To Send
Data Terminal Ready
Transmit Data
Ring Indication
Signal Ground
Receive Data
Data Set Ready / Data Carrier Detect
(Receive Line Signal Detect)
Clear To Send (tracks RTS)
Appendix A Specifications
Table A-9 lists the RJ-45
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