Connecting A Management Console Terminal To Magnum 6K16- Series; Rs-232 (Db-9) Console Com Port (Serial Port) Pin Assignments - GarrettCom Magnum 6K16-Series Installation And User Manual

Magnum 6K16-Series Managed Fiber Switch Installation and User Guide (04/06)
3.7 Connecting a Management Console Terminal to Magnum 6K16-
Series
Use a DB-9 "null modem" cable (use on any serial port)or "one DB-9 and one
USB" ( USB port on the laptop) null modem cable to connect the
Magnum6K16-Series Console Port (the RS-232 port on the 6K16-Series
Switch) to the your PC, so that your PC becomes the 6K16-Series's Console
Terminal. For Hyper terminal configuration to communicate with 6K-Series
Switches, please follow the "Quick Step Guide" come along with the Switch.
http://garrettcom.com/techsupport/software/6k25_quickstepsrel2.pdf
Note: A console cable (either of the two types) may be purchased as a separate item
with the 6K16-Series unit. They are not "bundled" with the unit.
Console
Com.
(DB-9) Port
Fig 3.7 Enlarged view of Magnum 6K16-Series Console Port area
Note: For a detailed description of Managed Network Software (MNS-6K) and
Magnum 6K16-Series Switch configuration for Network Management, please refer to
Magnum 6K16-Series Software Manual available on GarrettCom's FTP site. Please
refer Section 2.2.9 of this manual for download information.
3.7.1

RS-232 (DB-9) Console Com port (Serial port) pin assignments.

Pin 1
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6-9
The above information enables a management station ( a PC or Console terminal)
to connect directly to the Switch Console using a straight-through serial cable.
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DB-9 (Console port connector)
Signal
CD
RXD
TXD
open
GND
open
Pin 5
Description
Carrier detect (not used)
Receive Data (input)
Transmit Data (output)
not used
Signal Ground
not used
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