Connecting A Switch To A Management Console; Figure 55: Ethernet Cable Connector - Juniper EX4300 Hardware Manual

Connecting a Switch to a Management Console

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Management Port Connector Pinout Information for an EX4550 Switch
Management Port Connector Pinout Information for an EX6200 Switch
Management Port Connector Pinout Information for an EX8200 Switch
Management Port Connector Pinout Information for an XRE200 External Routing Engine
Cables Connecting the EX6200 Switch to Management Devices
Cables Connecting the EX8200 Switch to Management Devices
Management Port Connector Pinout Information for an OCX1100 Switch
This topic applies to multiple hardware devices in the EX Series product family, which
includes EX Series switches and the XRE200 External Routing Engine.
This topic also applies to OCX1100 switches.
You can configure and manage these devices by using a dedicated console. Every device
has a console port with an RJ-45 connector. Use the console port to connect the device
to the management console or to a console server. The console port accepts a cable
with an RJ-45 connector.
Ensure that you have an Ethernet cable with an RJ-45 connector available. An RJ-45
cable and an RJ-45 to DB-9 serial port adapter are supplied with the device.
Figure 55 on page 183 shows the RJ-45 connector of the Ethernet cable supplied with the
device.

Figure 55: Ethernet Cable Connector

NOTE: If your laptop or PC does not have a DB-9 male connector pin and you
want to connect your laptop or PC directly to the device, use a combination
of the RJ-45 to DB-9 female adapter supplied with the device and a USB to
DB-9 male adapter. You must provide the USB to DB-9 male adapter.
To connect the device to a management console (see
Figure 57 on page 184):
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into the console port (labeled
1.
or ) on the device.
CON1
For the location of the CON/CONSOLE
Chapter 13: Connecting the Switch to the Network
Figure 56 on page 184
port on different devices:
and
CON , CONSOLE ,
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