Identifying Cable Pinouts - Cisco ASA 5512-X Hardware Installation Manual

Identifying Cable Pinouts

This chapter describes pinout information for 10/100/1000BaseT ports, console the RJ-45 to DB-9 ports, and the
Management 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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10/100/1000BaseT Connectors, page 71
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Console Port (RJ-45), page 72
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RJ-45 to DB-9, page 73
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MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port, page 73
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Gigabit and Fibre Channel Ports, page 74
10/100/1000BaseT Connectors
The ASA supports 10/100/1000BaseT ports. You must use at least a Category 5 cable for 100/1000baseT
operations, but a Category 3 cable can be used for 10BaseT operations.
The 10/100/1000BaseT ports use standard RJ-45 connectors and support MDI and MDI-X connectors. Ethernet
ports normally use MDI connectors, and Ethernet ports on a hub normally use an MDI-X connector.
Use an Ethernet straight-through cable to connect an MDI to an MDI-X port. Use a cross-over cable to connect
an MDI to an MDI port, or an MDI-X to an MDI-X port.
Figure 1 shows the 10BaseT and the 100BaseTX connector (RJ-45).
Figure 1 10/100 Port Pinouts
Pin Label
1 RD+
2 RD-
3 TD+
4 NC
5 NC
6 TD-
7 NC
8 NC
Figure 2 shows the 10BaseT, 100BaseTX, and 1000BASE-T connector (RJ-45).
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