Connecting To The Console Port; Wiring Map For Serial Cable; Table 3-1 Serial Cable Wiring; Figure 3-9 Serial Port (Rj-45) Pin-Out - SMC Networks TIGERSTACK II SMC8926EM Installation Manual

3. Check the front-panel LEDs as the device is powered on to be sure the Power
LED is on. If not, check that the power cable is correctly plugged in.
4. If you have purchased a Redundant Power Supply, connect it to the switch and
to an AC power source now, following the instructions included with the
package.

Connecting to the Console Port

The RJ-45 serial port on the switch's front panel is used to connect to the switch for
out-of-band console configuration. The on-board 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 table.

Wiring Map for Serial Cable

Switch's 8-Pin
Serial Port
6 RXD (receive data)
3 TXD (transmit data)
5 SGND (signal ground) ------------------------------ 5 SGND (signal ground)
No other pins are used.
The serial port's configuration requirements are as follows:
• Default Baud rate—9,600 bps
• Character Size—8 Characters
• Parity—None
• Stop bit—One
• Data bits—8
• Flow control—none
8
1

Figure 3-9 Serial Port (RJ-45) Pin-Out

Table 3-1 Serial Cable Wiring

Null Modem
<----------------------------
-----------------------------> 2 RXD (receive data)
Connecting to the Console Port
8
1
PC's 9-Pin
DTE Port
3 TXD (transmit data)
3
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