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Foundry IronPoint 200 Installation Guide
B-4 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. April 2004
The pin assignments used to connect to the console port are described in the following figure and
table.
Figure B-4. Serial Port (DB-9 DCE) Pin-Out
Wiring Map for Serial Cable
The serial port’s configuration requirements are as follows:
• Default Baud rate—9,600 bps
• Character Size—8 Characters
• Parity—None
• Stop bit—One
• Data bits—8
Signal (access point serial port) Pin Signal (management console port)
Unused 1 Unused
TXD (transmit data) 2 RXD (receive data)
RXD (receive data) 3 TXD (transmit data)
Unused 4 Unused
GND (ground) 5 GND (ground)
Unused 6 Unused
CTS (clear to send) 7 RTS (request to send)
RTS (request to send) 8 CTS (clear to send)
Unused 9 Unused
Note: The left hand column pin assignments are for the male DB-9 connector on the access point. Pin 2
(TXD or “transmit data”) must emerge on the management console’s end of the connection as RXD
(“receive data”). Pin 7 (CTS or “clear to send”) must emerge on the management console’s end of the
connection as RTS (“request to send”).
1
5
6 9