Identifying A Rollover Cable; Console Port Mode 1 Signaling And Pinouts - Cisco 7609-S Installation Manual

Appendix B Connector and Cable Specifications

Identifying a Rollover Cable

Figure B-6 Identifying a Rollover Cable
Pin 1

Console Port Mode 1 Signaling and Pinouts

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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.)
Pin 1 and pin 8
should be the
same color
This section provides the signaling and pinouts for the console port in mode 1
(port mode switch in the in position).
Figure B-6.) If your cable was purchased
Pin 8
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