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Appendix C Cable and Port Specifications
Console Port
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Console Port
The console port is an asynchronous RS-232 serial port with an RJ-45 connector.
You can use the RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and the RJ-45 to DB-25 female
DTE adapter or the RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE adapter to connect the console
port to a computer running terminal emulation software.
Console Port Pinouts
Table C-1 lists the pinouts for the console port on the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch.
Table C-1 Console Port Pinout
Pin Signal
1
1
1. Pin 1 is connected internally to pin 8.
RTS
2DTR
3TxD
4GND
5GND
6RxD
7DSR
8CTS
