Cisco Remote-PHY Compact Device Shelf uses RJ-45 ports for console ports to attach a console terminal. It has an asynchronous
serial (EIA/TIA-232) RJ-45 console port labeled CON on its front panel. You can connect this port to most types of video terminals
with a console cable kit which contains:
A crossover cable reverses pin connections from one end to the other. In other words, it connects pin 1 (at one end) to pin
8 (at the other end), pin 2 to pin 7, pin 3 to pin 6, and so on. You can identify a crossover cable by comparing the two modular
ends of the cable. Hold the cable ends in your hand, side-by-side, with the tabs at the back. Ensure that the wire connected
to the outside (left) pin of the left plug (pin 1) is the same color as the wire connected to the outside (right) pin of the
right plug (pin 8).
Both the console and auxiliary ports are asynchronous serial ports; devices connected to these ports must be capable of asynchronous
transmission.
Before connecting to the console interface on the Cisco Remote-PHY Compact Device Shelf using a terminal or PC, perform the
following steps: