Foundry Networks OSI Manuale Utente
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ABLES
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© 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc.
February 2003
Console Port Pin Assignments
The DB-9 serial port on the switch’s rear panel is used to connect to the
switch for out-of-band console configuration. The on-board menu-driven
configuration program can be accessed from a terminal, a PC running a
terminal emulation program, or from a remote location via a modem
connection. The pin assignments used to connect to the serial port are
provided in the following tables.
switch for out-of-band console configuration. The on-board menu-driven
configuration program can be accessed from a terminal, a PC running a
terminal emulation program, or from a remote location via a modem
connection. The pin assignments used to connect to the serial port are
provided in the following tables.
Figure 2-2. DB-9 Console Port Pin Numbers
DB-9 Port Pin Assignments
Console Port to 9-Pin DTE Port on PC
EIA
Circuit
CCITT
Signal
Description
Switch’s
DB9 DTE
Pin #
PC DB9
DTE
Pin #
BB
104
RxD (Received Data)
2
2
BA
103
TxD (Transmitted Data)
3
3
AB
102
SGND (Signal Ground)
5
5
No other pins are used.
Switch’s 9-Pin
Serial Port
Null Modem
PC’s 9-Pin
DTE Port
2 RXD
<---------RXD ------------
3 TxD
3 TXD
-----------TXD ---------->
2 RxD
5 SGND
-----------SGND ----------
5 SGND
No other pins are used.