Accessing The Console With A Db-25 Adapter; Accessing The Auxiliary Port By Modem - Dell Force10 E300 Installing And Maintaining

You can connect to the console using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE
adapter (labeled "TERMINAL") to a terminal server (for example, PC). The table below list the pin
assignments.
Table 8-3. Pin Assignments Between the E300 Console and a DTE Terminal Server
E300 System RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover Cable
Console Port
Signal RJ-45 pinout
RTS
DTR
TxD
GND
GND
RxD
DSR
CTS

Accessing the Console with a DB-25 Adapter

You can connect to the console using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ-45 to a DB-25 female DTE
adapter. Table 8-4 lists the pin assignments.
You can connect to the console using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ-45 to a DB-25 female DTE
adapter. The table below lists the pin assignments.
Table 8-4. Pin Assignments Between E300 Console and DB-25 Adapter
E300 System RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover Cable
Console Port
Signal RJ-45 Pinout
RTS
DTR
TxD
GND
GND
RxD
DSR
CTS

Accessing the Auxiliary Port by Modem

You can access the auxiliary port using a dial-up modem using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ-
45 to a DB-25 male DCE adapter (labeled "MODEM").
RJ-45 Pinout
1 8
2 7
3 6
4 5
5 4
6 3
7 2
8 1
RJ-45 Pinout
1 8
2 7
3 6
4 5
5 4
6 3
7 2
8 1
RJ-45 to DB-9 Terminal Server
Adapter Device
DB-9 Pin Signal
8
6 DSR
2 RxD
5 GND
5 GND
3
4 DTR
7
RJ-45 to DB-25 Terminal Server
Modem Adapter
DB-25 Pinout
5
6
3
7
7
2
20
Table 8-5 lists the pin assignments.
CTS
TxD
RTS
Device
Signal
CTS
DSR
RxD
GND
GND
TxD
DTR
RTS
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