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Out-of-Band Management Port and Cable Pin-Outs
The switch's Out-of-Band Management (OBM) port (labelled MANAGEMENT
on the front panel) is an TIA/EIA-232 port wired as a DTE. For this reason, you
cannot use a straight-through modem cable to directly connect a terminal to the
MANAGEMENT port.
For a terminal connection, you can use either a null-modem cable or a modem cable
with a null-modem adapter attached. For a modem connection, you can use a
standard modem cable.
This section provides pin-out information for the cables you can use to connect to
the MANAGEMENT port.
Management Port Pin-Out
Pin
Shell
3
2
7
8
6
5
1
4
9
Table 25. Pin-out of the Management Port
TIA/EIA-232 Modem Cable Connections
Use a standard straight-through modem cable to connect the switch's
MANAGEMENT port to a modem.
CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641
Signal Name
CHS GND
TXD
RXD
RTS
CTS
DSR
SIG GND
DCD
DTR
RI
Cable and Pin Information