Switch User Manual

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B-9
Console Port Pin Assignments
The DB-9 serial port on the switchs front panel is used to connect to the
switch for out-of-band console configuration. The on-board command-
line configuration program can be accessed from a terminal or a PC
running a terminal emulation program. The pin assignments used to
connect to the serial port are provided in the following tables.
Figure B-5 DB-9 Console Port Pin Numbers
DB-9 Port Pin Assignments
Table B-5 DB-9 Port Pin Assignments
EIA
Circuit
CCITT
Signal
Description Switch’s DB9
DTE Pin #
PC DB9
DTE Pin #
PC DB25
DTE Pin #
BB 104 RxD
(Received Data)
22 3
BA 103 TxD
(Transmitted Data)
33 2
AB 102 SG
(Signal Ground)
55 7
No other pins are used.