MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Management, and Console Port Specifications and Pinouts
RJ-45 Connector Pinouts for the AUX and CONSOLE Ports on MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Routers
The ports on the front panel labeled AUX and CONSOLE are asynchronous serial interfaces that accept an RJ-45 connector. The ports connect the Routing Engine to an auxiliary or console management device. Table 1 describes the RJ-45 connector pinout.
Pin |
Signal |
Description |
---|---|---|
1 |
RTS |
Request to Send |
2 |
DTR |
Data Terminal Ready |
3 |
TXD |
Transmit Data |
4 |
Ground |
Signal Ground |
5 |
Ground |
Signal Ground |
6 |
RXD |
Receive Data |
7 |
DSR/DCD |
Data Set Ready |
8 |
CTS |
Clear to Send |
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RJ-45 Connector Pinouts for the ETHERNET Port on MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Routers
The port on the front panel labeled ETHERNET is an autosensing 10/100-Mbps Ethernet RJ-45 receptacle that accepts an Ethernet cable for connecting the Routing Engine to a management LAN (or other device that supports out-of-band management). Table 2 describes the RJ-45 connector pinout.
Pin |
Signal |
---|---|
1 |
TX+ |
2 |
TX– |
3 |
RX+ |
4 |
Termination network |
5 |
Termination network |
6 |
RX– |
7 |
Termination network |
8 |
Termination network |