
Table 1-3 lists the cable pinouts for 10/100/1000BASE-T Management Port Cable Pinouts (MDI). You can use a modular, RJ-45, straight-through UTP cable to connect the management port to an external hub, switch, or router. The MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port is an Ethernet port with an RJ-45 connector. Table 1-2 Cable Pinouts for RJ-45 to DB-9 or DB-25 Signal Table 1-2 lists the cable pinouts for RJ-45 to DB-9 or DB-25. Table 1-1 RJ-45 Rolled (Console) Cable Pinouts Signal Table 1-1 lists the rolled (console) cable pinouts for RJ-45. Crossover-The first (far left) colored wire at one end of the cable is the third colored wire at the other end of the cable.Straight-through-The colored wires are in the same sequence at both ends of the cable.To identify the RJ-45 cable type, hold the two ends of the cable next to each other so that you can see the colored wires inside the ends, as shown in Figure 1-4.Įxamine the sequence of colored wires to determine the type of RJ-45 cable, as follows: Note Cisco does not provide these cables they are widely available from other sources. Use a cross-over cable to connect an MDI to an MDI port, or an MDI-X to an MDI-X port.įigure 1-1 shows the 10BaseT and the 100BaseTX connector (RJ-45).įigure 1-2 shows the 10BaseT, 100BaseTX, and 1000BASE-T connector (RJ-45).Ĭisco products use the following types of RJ-45 cables:
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Use an Ethernet straight-through cable to connect an MDI to an MDI-X port.

Ethernet ports normally use MDI connectors and Ethernet ports on a hub normally use an MDI-X connector.

The 10/100/1000BaseT ports use standard RJ-45 connectors and supports MDI and MDI-X connectors. You must use at least a Category 5 cable for 100/1000baseT operations, but a Category 3 cable can be used for 10BaseT operations. The adaptive security appliance supports 10/100/1000BaseT ports. This appendix describes pinout information for 10/100/1000BaseT ports, console and the RJ-45 to DB-9 ports, and the Management 10/100/1000 Ethernet port, and includes the following sections:
