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Table3-2 Console cable views
Console cable type
DB9-to-RJ45 console cable
USB-to-RJ45 console cable
Mini USB console cable
Connecting the console cable
Connecting a DB9-to-RJ45 console cable
CAUTION:
• Identify the mark on the serial console port and make sure you are connecting to the correct port.
• The serial ports on PCs do not support hot swapping. To connect a PC to an operating switch,
first connect the PC end. To disconnect a PC from an operating switch, first disconnect the switch
end.
A serial console cable is an 8-core cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for connecting
to the serial console port of the switch, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end for connecting
to the serial port on the console terminal.
Figure3-2 Serial console cable
Table3-3 Console port signaling and pinout
RJ-45
1
Console cable view
Signal
RTS
3-26
Product code for the
recommended H3C console
cable
04042967
0404A1EE
User supplied,
DB-9
8
Signal
CTS
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