Table of Contents

Console and Auxiliary Port Signals and Pinouts

Identifying a Rollover Cable
Console Port Signals and Pinouts
Auxiliary Port Signals and Pinouts

4E Port Adapter Cable Pinouts
Fast Ethernet Port Adapter Pinouts
FDDI Optical Bypass Switch Pinouts

Cable and Connector Specifications

This appendix provides the following pinout information:

• Console and Auxiliary Port Signals and Pinouts

• 4E Port Adapter Cable Pinouts

• Fast Ethernet Port Adapter Pinouts

• FDDI Optical Bypass Switch Pinouts

Console and Auxiliary Port Signals and Pinouts

The RPM requires console and auxiliary cables so you can connect a console (an ASCII terminal or PC running terminal emulation software) or modem to your RPM. Cisco system does not provide these items. You will need the following items:

• Standard RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable (refer to the next section, "Identifying a Rollover Cable" for more information)

• Cable adapters:

  • RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled Terminal)

  • RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter (labeled Terminal)

  • RJ-45-to-DB-25 male DCE adapter (labeled Modem)

For console connections, proceed to the section "Console Port Signals and Pinouts" later in this appendix; for modem connections, proceed to the section "Auxiliary Port Signals and Pinouts" later in this appendix.

Identifying a Rollover Cable

You can identify a rollover cable by comparing the two modular ends of the cable. Holding the cables side-by-side, with the tab at the back, the wire connected to the pin on the outside of the left plug should be the same color as the wire connected to the pin on the outside of the right plug (see Figure B-1). If your cable was purchased from Cisco Systems, pin 1 will be white on one connector, and pin 8 will be white on the other (a rollover cable reverses pins 1 and 8, 2 and 7, 3 and 6, and 4 and 5).

Console Port Signals and Pinouts

Use the thin, flat RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable and RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled Terminal) to connect the console port to a PC running terminal emulation software. Figure B-2 shows how to connect the console port to a PC. Table B-1 lists the pinouts for the asynchronous serial console port, the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable, and the RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled Terminal).

Use the thin, flat RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable and RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter (labeled Terminal) to connect the console port to a terminal. Figure B-3 shows how to connect the console port to a terminal. Table B-2 lists the pinouts for the asynchronous serial console port, the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable, and the RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter (labeled Terminal).

Auxiliary Port Signals and Pinouts

Use the thin, flat RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable and RJ-45-to-DB-25 male DCE adapter (labeled Modem) to connect the auxiliary port to a modem. Figure B-4 shows how to connect the auxiliary port to a modem. Table B-3 lists the pinouts for the asynchronous serial auxiliary port, the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable, and the RJ-45-to-DB-25 male DCE adapter (labeled Modem).

4E Port Adapter Cable Pinouts

Table B-4 provides pinouts for the 4E RJ-45 connector.

Depending on your 4E, RJ-45 interface cabling requirements, use the pinouts in Figure B-5 and Figure B-6.

Fast Ethernet Port Adapter Pinouts

Table B-5 provides pinouts for the FE-TX RJ-45 connector.

Depending on your RJ-45 interface cabling requirements, use the pinouts in Figure B-7 and Figure B-8.

FDDI Optical Bypass Switch Pinouts

Table B-7 lists the signal descriptions for the mini-DIN optical bypass switch available on the FDDI port adapters. The mini-DIN-to-DIN adapter cable (CAB-FMDD=) allows connection to an optical bypass switch with a DIN connector (which is larger than the mini-DIN connector on the FDDI port adapters).

Posted: Tue Oct 19 08:50:54 PDT 1999
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