SMC Networks VDSL2 - Manual (Page 48)

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NSTALLING THE
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WITCH
3-10
and without disrupting the operation of the devices attached to the
unit.
Connecting to the Console Port
The RJ-45 serial port on the switch’s front panel is used to connect to the
switch for out-of-band console configuration. The on-board configuration
program can be accessed from a terminal or a PC running a terminal
emulation program. The pin assignments used to connect to the serial port
are provided in the following table.
Figure 3-9 Serial Port (RJ-45) Pin-Out
Wiring Map for Serial Cable
Table 3-2 Wiring Map for Serial Cable
Switch’s 8-Pin
Serial Port
Null Modem PC’s 9-Pin
DTE Port
6 RXD (receive data) <---------------------------- 3 TXD (transmit data)
3 TXD (transmit data) -----------------------------> 2 RXD (receive data)
5 SGND (signal ground) ------------------------------ 5 SGND (signal ground)
No other pins are used.