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Accessing the Console with a DB-9 Adapter
You can connect to the console using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE
adapter (labeled “TERMINAL”) to a terminal server (for example, PC).
Table 6-2 lists the pin
assignments.
Accessing the Console with a DB-25 Adapter
You can connect to the console using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ-45 to a DB-25 female DTE
adapter.
Table 6-3 lists the pin assignments.
Table 6-1. Console Port (RJ-45) Pin Assignments
Pin Signal Input/Output
1 NC (unused) -
2 DTR Output
3 TxD Output
4 GND -
5 GND -
6 RxD Input
7 DSR Input
8 NC (unused) -
Table 6-2. Pin Assignments Between the C300 Console and a DTE Terminal Server
C300 System
Console Port
RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover Cable RJ-45 to DB-9
Adapter
Terminal Server
Device
Signal RJ-45 pinout RJ-45 Pinout DB-9 Pin Signal
RTS 1 8 8 CTS
DTR 2 7 6 DSR
TxD 3 6 2 RxD
GND 4 5 5 GND
GND 5 4 5 GND
RxD 6 3 3 TxD
DSR 7 2 4 DTR
CTS 8 1 7 RTS