Connecting To A Terminal - Cisco 3524XL - Catalyst Enterprise Edition Switch Hardware Installation Manual

Appendix B Connector and Cable Specifications

Connecting to a Terminal

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Use the thin, flat, RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable and RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE
adapter to connect the console port to a terminal. Table B-2 lists the pinouts for
the console port, the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable, and the RJ-45-to-DB-25
female DTE adapter.
The RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter is not supplied with the
switch. You can order a kit (part number ACS-DSBUASYN=)
containing this adapter from Cisco.
Table B-2 Console Port Signaling and Cabling Using a DB-25 Adapter
Console RJ-45-to-RJ-45
Port (DTE) Rollover Cable
Signal RJ-45 Pin
RTS 1
Not connected 2
TxD 3
GND 4
GND 5
RxD 6
Not connected 7
CTS 8
RJ-45-to-DB-25
Terminal Adapter
RJ-45 Pin DB-25 Pin
8 5
7 6
6 3
5 7
4 7
3 2
2 20
1 4
Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide
Cable and Adapter Specifications
Console
Device
Signal
CTS
DSR
RxD
GND
GND
TxD
DTR
RTS
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