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26 CHAPTER 3: CABLING COREBUILDER 9400 PORTS Cabling the Console Port The Console port provides access for either local or remote administration. For local administration of the CoreBuilder 9400, the Console port provides an RS-232 connection to a local terminal or workstation that runs a terminal emulation program and acts as the console. For remote administration, the Console port provides the means to connect an external modem, which you can use to establish a connection between your current Administration Console session and the modem port. The Console port has a male 9-pin, D-type connector. See "Console Port Pin Assignments" next for pin-out information. To cable the Console port: 1 Attach the female DB-9 cable connector to the Console port's male connector. See Figure 10. 2 Attach the other end of the serial cable to your terminal or workstation. You can also remotely access the system through any Gigabit Ethernet port using Telnet. See the Command Reference Guide. To use the Administration Console to configure the system for management access through the Console port, see Chapter 5. Figure 10 Cabling the Console Port CONSOLE FAULT POWER 1000BASE (GBIC) 15 16 1000BASE (GBIC) 21 22 STATUS green = enabled, link OK flashing green = disabled, link OK off = link fail PCKT STAT 17 18 PCKT STAT 23 24 DB-9 connector