Deployment Guide

Accessing the Console Port
To access the console port, follow these steps:
For the console port pinout, refer to Accessing the RJ-45 Console Port with a DB-9 Adapter.
1. Install an RJ-45 copper cable into the console port. Use a rollover (crossover) cable to connect the console port to a
terminal server.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the DTE terminal server.
3. Terminal settings on the console port cannot be changed in the software and are set as follows:
● 9600 baud rate
●
No parity
● 8 data bits
● 1 stop bit
● No flow control
Pin Assignments
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 to a terminal
server (for example, a PC).
The pin assignments between the console and a DTE terminal server are as follows:
Table 2. Pin Assignments Between the Console and a DTE Terminal Server
Console Port RJ-45 to RJ-45
Rollover Cable
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
NC 2 7 6 DSR
TxD 3 6 2 RxD
GND 4 5 5 GND
GND 5 4 5 GND
RxD 6 3 3 TxD
NC 7 2 4 DTR
CTS 8 1 7 RTS
Default Configuration
Although a version of Dell EMC Networking OS is pre-loaded onto the system, the system is not configured when you power up
the system first time (except for the default hostname, which is DellEMC). You must configure the system using the CLI.
Configuring a Host Name
The host name appears in the prompt. The default host name is Dell.
● Host names must start with a letter and end with a letter or digit.
● Characters within the string can be letters, digits, and hyphens.
To create a host name, use the hostname name command in Configuration mode.
Dell(conf)#hostname R1
R1(conf)#
44
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