Cisco 2970 Hardware Installation Guide - Page 110

Identifying a Rollover Cable Appendix B Connectors and Cable Specifications Identifying a Rollover Cable You can identify a rollover cable by comparing the two modular ends of the cable. Hold the cable ends 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 Figure B-6). Figure B-6 Identifying a Rollover Cable Pin 1 Pin 1 on one connector and pin 8 on the other connector should be the same color. Pin 8 47740 Connecting to a PC Use the thin, flat, RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable and RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter (both provided) to connect the console port to a PC running terminal-emulation software. Figure B-7 shows how to connect the console port to a PC. Table B-2 lists the pinouts for the console port, the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable, and the RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter. Figure B-7 Connecting the Console Port to a PC Catalyst 2900 series XL RJ-45-to-RJ-45 PC rollover cable RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter (labeled TERMINAL) H10972 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide B-6 78-6461-04