Appendix
Console Port Pin Assignments
The DB-9 serial port on the switch is used to connect to the switch for out-of-band console
configuration. The console menu-driven 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 tables.
DB-9 Port Pin Assignments
EIA Circuit
BB
BA
AB
DB-9 Console Port Pin Numbers
CCITT Signal
Description
RxD (Received
104
Data)
TxD (Transmitted
103
Data)
SGND (Signal
102
Ground)
99
Switch's
PC DB9
DB9 DTE
DTE Pin #
Pin #
2
3
5
2
3
5