Console Port Pin Assignments; Db-9 Port Pin Assignments; Console Port To 9-Pin Dte Port On Pc - SMC Networks SMC6724AL2 Installation Manual

Console Port Pin Assignments

The DB-9 serial port on the switch's front panel is used to connect to the
switch for out-of-band console configuration. The on-board menu-driven
configuration program can be accessed from a terminal or a PC running a
terminal emulation program. The pin assignments used to connect to the
serial port are provided in the following tables.

DB-9 Port Pin Assignments

EIA CCITT
Circuit Signal
BB 104
BA 103
AB 102
No other pins are used.

Console Port to 9-Pin DTE Port on PC

Switch's 9-Pin
Serial Port
2 RXD
3 TXD
5 SGND
No other pins are used.
Pin 1
Figure B-4. DB-9 Console Port Pin Numbers
Description
RxD (Received Data)
TxD (Transmitted Data)
SGND (Signal Ground)
Null Modem
<---------TXD ------------
-----------RXD ---------->
-----------SGND ----------
C P
ONSOLE ORT
Pin 9
Switch's PC DB9
DB9 DTE DTE
Pin # Pin #
3 2
2 3
5 5
PC's 9-Pin
DTE Port
3 TXD
2 RXD
5 SGND
P A
IN SSIGNMENTS
B-7