3com 8810 User Manual

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C
HAPTER
 4: S
WITCH
 I
NSTALLATION
 The PC serial port is not hot-swappable, so you are not allowed to insert or 
remove the console cable into or from the PC serial port. 
When connecting the console cable, first connect the DB9/DB25 end to the PC 
serial port and then the RJ45 end to the console port of the switch. And removing 
the console cable is just in inverse order.
When removing the console cable, first remove the RJ-45 end and then the 
DB9/DB25 end.
Connecting AUX Cable
You need an AUX cable when configuring the Switch 8800 Family with the remote 
modem dial-up approach.
Introduction
AUX cable is an 8-core shielded cable. At one end of the cable is an 
RS-232-compliant RJ-45 connector that can be plugged into the console port of 
the switch. At the other end are DB-9 (male) connector and DB-25 (male) 
connector. You can plug either of them into the DB-9 (female) or DB-25 (female) 
port of the modem as needed. The following figure illustrates the AUX cable.
Figure 48   AUX cable
Table 70   AUX cable pinouts
RJ-45 
Signal 
Direction 
DB-25 
DB-9 
RTS 
DTR 
20 
TXD 
CD 
GND 
RXD 
DSR 
Enlarged A side
Pos.1
Pos.25
DB25 Male
A
DB9 Male
Label
8P8C PLUG
B
Enlarged B side
Pos.1
Pos.8
Enlarged C side
Pos.9
Pos.1
C