or make one yourself.
^
^ The
pinout is:
In order to setup many (most?) Cisco devices, such as the Cisco ASA 5505 / 5500 Series you must have a special console cable.
Cable: First connect to the console port via a special
Cisco specific console cable. The console port on a Cisco device is the same
RJ-45 connector used for CAT 5 network cables, but the signals are actually
RS232 so you need a console cable to
adapt the RJ-45 to a DB9 or 25 for connection to a PC serial port or a Serial
to USB adapter. You can
buy
one
| RJ-45 | DB9 Pin |
| 1 Green-White | 8 CTS |
| 2 Green | 6 DSR |
| 3 Orange-White | 2 RX |
| 4 Blue | 5 GND |
| 5 Blue-White | 5 GND |
| 6 Orange | 3 TX |
| 7 Brown-White | 4 DTR |
| 8 Brown | 7 RTS |
Note: The colors listed assume TIA/EIA 568A standards, and other versions may be found. It's the numbers that matter, not the colors.
Note: That if your PC doesn't have an RS232 port, you will ALSO need
a
USB
to Serial
Adapter
Connection: Use a serial terminal program like Hyper Terminal, PuTTY, Real Term, etc... Set the baud rate to 9600 N 8 1. Or No parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit. Press Enter a few times and you should get a response from the device.