Connecting The Switch To A Console Terminal; Console Cable; Connecting The Console Cable - H3C S3600 Series Installation Manual

Connecting the Switch to a Console Terminal

Console Cable

Console cable is an 8-core cable. At one end of the cable is a crimped RJ-45 connector for the
connection to the console port of the switch; at the other end of the cable is one DB-9 (female)
connector for the connection to the serial port on the console terminal. See
Figure 3-14 Console cable
Table 3-1 Console cable pinouts
RJ-45
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Connecting the Console Cable

Follow these steps to connect a terminal device, a PC for example, to the switch:
Step 1: Plug the DB-9 (female) connector of the console cable to the serial port of the PC where the
switch is to be configured.
Step 2: Connect the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the console port of the switch.
Read the mark for the port to be connected carefully to make sure it is the right port.
Signal
RTS
DTR
TXD
CD
GND
RXD
DSR
CTS
3-10
Direction
←
←
←
→
––
→
→
→
Figure 3-14.
DB-9
7
4
3
1
5
2
6
8