Console Port; Console Port Pinouts; Connecting The Console Port To A Computer Using The Db-25 Adapter - Cisco MDS 9200 Series Installation Manual

Console Port

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Console Port

The console port is an asynchronous RS-232 serial port with an RJ-45 connector. You can use the RJ-45
rollover cable and the RJ-45/DSUB F/F adapter or the DB-9F/RJ-45F PC terminal adapter to connect the
console port to a computer running terminal emulation software.

Console Port Pinouts

Table C-1
Table C-1
Pin
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1. Pin 1 is connected internally to pin 8.

Connecting the Console Port to a Computer Using the DB-25 Adapter

You can use the RJ-45 rollover cable and RJ-45/DSUB F/F adapter (labeled "Terminal") to connect the
console port to a computer running terminal emulation software.
console port, the RJ-45 rollover cable, and the RJ-45/DSUB F/F adapter.
Table C-2
Console Port RJ-45 Rollover Cable
Signal
RTS
DTR
TxD
GND
GND
RxD
DSR
CTS
Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide
C-2
lists the pinouts for the console port on the Cisco MDS 9200 Series.
Console Port Pinouts
Signal
RTS
DTR
TxD
GND
GND
RxD
DSR
CTS
Port Mode Signaling and Pinouts with the DB-25 Adapter
RJ-45 Pin RJ-45 Pin
1 8
2 7
3 6
4 5
5 4
6 3
7 2
8 1
Appendix C
Table C-2
RJ4-5/DSUB F/F Console
Terminal Adapter Device
DB-25 Pin Signal
5 CTS
6 DSR
3 RxD
7 GND
7 GND
2 TxD
20 DTR
4 RTS
Cable and Port Specifications
lists the pinouts for the
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