User Manual R01

Chapter 4
| Server Connections
Connecting to the Console Port
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Figure 14: Connecting to the Console Port
The following table describes the pin assignments used in the console cable.
The serial port’s configuration requirements are as follows:
Default Baud rate—115200 bps
Character Size—8 Characters
Parity—None
Stop bit—One
Data bits—8
Flow control—none
Follow these steps to connect to the Console port:
1. Attach one end of the included RJ-45-to-DB-9 serial cable to a DB-9 COM
port connector on a management PC.
1. Console port
Table 2: Console Cable Wiring
Server’s RJ-45
Console Port
Null Modem PC’s 9-Pin
DTE Port
6 RXD (receive data) <--------------------- 3 TXD (transmit data)
3 TXD (transmit data) ---------------------> 2 RXD (receive data)
4,5 SGND (signal ground) ----------------------- 5 SGND (signal ground)
No other pins are used.
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