Connecting Console Cable 27
Figure 25 Ground through an AC PE wire
Connecting Console
Cable
Console Cable A Console cable is an 8-core cable. One end of the cable is a crimped RJ-45
connector for the connection to the Console port of the switch, and the other end
is a DB-9 female connector for the connection to the serial port on the Console
terminal, as shown in Figure 26.
Figure 26 Console cable
(1) AC power input (2) Grounding screw (3) Power transformer
(4) PE ground wire (5) Three-wire AC power input cable (6) Ethernet Switch
Table 13 Console cable pinouts
RJ-45 Signal Direction DB9 (modem) DB9 (console)
1 RTS — 7 8
2 DTR — 4 6
3 TXD — 3 2
4 CD — 1 5
5 GND — 5 5
6 RXD — 2 3
7 DSR — 6 4
8 CTS — 8 7