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EX9200 Management Cable Specifications and Pinouts

Management Cable Specifications

Table 1 lists the specifications for the cables that connect the console and management ports to management devices.

Table 1: Specifications of Cables to Connect to Management Devices

Ports

Cable Specifications

Receptacle

Additional Information

RJ-45 Console port

Rollover cable

RJ-45

Connect a Device to a Management Console Using an RJ-45 Connector

Management Ethernet port

Ethernet cable with an RJ-45 connector

RJ-45

Connect a Device to a Network for Out-of-Band Management

Mini-USB Type-B Console port

Mini-USB cable with standard-A and Mini-USB Type-B (5-pin) connector

Mini-USB

 

Console Port Connector Pinout Information

The console port on a Juniper Networks device is an RS-232 serial interface that uses an RJ-45 connector to connect to a console management device. The default baud rate for the console port is 9600 baud.

Table 2 provides the pinout information for the RJ-45 console connector.

Note:

We no longer include the RJ-45 console cable with the DB-9 adapter as part of the device package. If the console cable and adapter are not included in your device package, or if you need a different type of adapter, you can order the following separately:

  • RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter (JNP-CBL-RJ45-DB9)
  • RJ-45 to USB-A adapter (JNP-CBL-RJ45-USBA)
  • RJ-45 to USB-C adapter (JNP-CBL-RJ45-USBC)

If you want to use RJ-45 to USB-A or RJ-45 to USB-C adapter you must have X64 (64-Bit) Virtual COM port (VCP) driver installed on your PC. See, https://ftdichip.com/drivers/vcp-drivers/ to download the driver.

Note:

If your laptop or desktop PC does not have a DB-9 plug connector pin and you want to connect your laptop or desktop PC directly to a device, use a combination of the RJ-45-to-DB-9 socket adapter and a USB-to-DB-9 plug adapter. You must provide the USB-to-DB-9 plug adapter.

Table 2: Console Port Connector Pinout Information

Pin

Signal

Description

1

NC

No connect

2

NC

No connect

3

TxD Output

Transmit data

4

GND

Signal ground

5

GND

Signal ground

6

RxD Input

Receive data

7

DCD Input

Data carrier detect

8

NC

No connect

USB Port Specifications for an EX Series Switch

Juniper Networks tested and officially supports the following USB flash drives for the USB port on all EX Series switches:

  • RE-USB-1G-S

  • RE-USB-2G-S

  • RE-USB-4G-S

CAUTION:

Any USB memory product not listed as supported for EX Series switches has not been tested by Juniper Networks. The use of any unsupported USB memory product could expose your EX Series switch to unpredictable behavior. Juniper Networks Technical Assistance Center (JTAC) can provide only limited support for issues related to unsupported hardware. We strongly recommend that you use only supported USB flash drives.

All USB flash drives used on EX Series switches must have the following features:

  • USB 2.0 or later.

  • Formatted with a FAT or MS-DOS file system.

  • If the switch is running Junos OS Release 9.5 or earlier, the formatting method must use a primary boot record. Microsoft Windows formatting, by default, does not use a primary boot record. See the documentation for your USB flash drive for information about how your USB flash drive is formatted.

RJ-45 Management Port Connector Pinout Information

Table 3 provides the pinout information for the RJ-45 connector for the management port on Juniper Networks devices.

Table 3: RJ-45 Management Port Connector Pinout Information

Pin

Signal

Description

1

TRP1+

Transmit/receive data pair 1

2

TRP1-

Transmit/receive data pair 1

3

TRP2+

Transmit/receive data pair 2

4

TRP3+

Transmit/receive data pair 3

5

TRP3-

Transmit/receive data pair 3

6

TRP2-

Transmit/receive data pair 2

7

TRP4+

Transmit/receive data pair 4

8

TRP4-

Transmit/receive data pair 4

RJ-45 to DB-9 Serial Port Adapter Pinout Information

The console port on a Juniper Networks device is an RS-232 serial interface that uses an RJ-45 connector to connect to a management device such as a laptop or a desktop PC. If your laptop or desktop PC does not have a DB-9 plug connector pin and you want to connect your laptop or desktop PC to the device, use a combination of the RJ-45 to DB-9 socket adapter along with a USB to DB-9 plug adapter.

Table 4 provides the pinout information for the RJ-45 to DB-9 serial port adapter.

Table 4: RJ-45 to DB-9 Serial Port Adapter Pinout Information

RJ-45 pin

Signal

DB-9 pin

Signal

1

NC

8

CTS

2

NC

6

DSR

3

TxD

2

RxD

4

GND

5

GND

6

RxD

3

TxD

7

DCD

4

DTR

8

NC

7

RTS