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Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide
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Appendix B Connector and Cable Specifications
Cable and Adapter Specifications
Connecting to a Terminal
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.
Note 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
Port (DTE)
RJ-45-to-RJ-45
Rollover Cable
RJ-45-to-DB-25
Terminal Adapter
Console
Device
Signal RJ-45 Pin RJ-45 Pin DB-25 Pin Signal
RTS 1 8 5 CTS
Not connected 2 7 6 DSR
TxD 3 6 3 RxD
GND 4 5 7 GND
GND 5 4 7 GND
RxD 6 3 2 TxD
Not connected 7 2 20 DTR
CTS 8 1 4 RTS