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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.

Table 1: RJ-45 Connector Pinout for the AUX and CONSOLE Ports

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.

Table 2: RJ-45 Connector Pinout for the Routing Engine ETHERNET Port

Pin

Signal

1

TX+

2

TX–

3

RX+

4

Termination network

5

Termination network

6

RX–

7

Termination network

8

Termination network