Console Port Mode Switch; Identifying A Rollover Cable - Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Installation Manual

Appendix B Cable and Connector Specifications

CONSOLE PORT MODE Switch

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Identifying a Rollover Cable

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Use a ballpoint pen tip or other small, pointed object to access the CONSOLE
PORT MODE switch. The switch is shipped in the in position.
The supervisor engine front-panel CONSOLE PORT MODE switch allows you to
connect a terminal or modem to the console port as follows:
Mode 1—Switch in the in position. Use this mode to connect a terminal to the
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console port using the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable and DTE adapter
(labeled "Terminal").
You can also use this mode to connect a modem to the console port using the
RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable and DCE adapter (labeled "Modem").
See the "Console Port Mode 1 Signaling and Pinouts" section on page
Mode 2—Switch in the out position. Use this mode to connect a terminal to
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the console port using the Catalyst 5000 family Supervisor Engine III console
cable and appropriate adapter for the terminal connection (cable and adapter
are not provided).
See the "Console Port Mode 2 Signaling and Pinouts" section on page
You can identify a rollover cable by comparing the two 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
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).
Supervisor Engine Console Port Signals and Pinouts
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