Cabling The Serial Interface To A Pc; Figure 5-12: Rj-45 To Db-9 Female Cable Adapter; Figure 5-13: Cabling Serial Port; Table 5-2: Rj-45 To Db-9 Serial Cable Connector Pinouts - AudioCodes Mediant 500L Hardware Installation Manual

5.4

Cabling the Serial Interface to a PC

The device provides an RS-232 serial interface port on its rear panel. The RS-232 interface
port is used to access the device's command line interface (CLI). An RJ-45 to DB-9 female
serial cable adapter is supplied for serial cabling:

Table 5-2: RJ-45 to DB-9 Serial Cable Connector Pinouts

RJ-45
Pin
1
2
3 Transmit Data (TXD)
4
5
6 Receive Data (RXD)
7
8
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To connect the device's serial interface port to a PC:
1. Connect the RJ-45 connector at the end of the cable to the device's serial port, located
on the rear panel and labeled CONSOLE.
2. Connect the 9-pin DB connector at the other end of the cable to the COM RS-232
communication port on your computer.
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Figure 5-12: RJ-45 to DB-9 Female Cable Adapter

Signal
Internally used
Ground (GND)
Internally used
Internally used
Ground (GND)
Internally used

Figure 5-13: Cabling Serial Port

DB-9 Female
Pin
8
6
2
5
5
3
4
7
32
Mediant 500L
Signal
Not used
Ground (GND)
Receive Data (RXD)
Not used
Not used
Transmit Data (TXD)
Ground (GND)
Not used
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