[SBE] Cisco WS-3560-8PC-S cable

[William Hooper]

On Dec 19, 2011, at 11:05 AM, Edwin Bukont wrote:

> Anybody have the 'for sure' pinout to create the console cable (RJ45-D9) for programming Cisco WS-3560-8PC-S switches?  These switches are rec. for small AoIP installs and a site has a few of them.

>  

> It appears to me that not all 3560 switches use the same cable.  Or maybe someone has a spare of the proper cable to sell?


The ordinary blue Cisco console cable assembly worked with that model when I tried it a few months ago.  You can use either the current one-piece design with a molded DE-9 connector (Cisco P/N 72-3883-01) or the older version with the same pinout, a combination of the "rolled" RJ-45-to-RJ-45 cable assembly (Cisco P/N 72-1259-01) and an RJ-45 to DE-9 adapter marked "TERMINAL" (Cisco P/N 74-0495-01).

The pinouts are in this Cisco document:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps332/products_tech_note09186a0080094ce6.shtml

If you don't need the cable today, though, I'd suggest just buying one, rather than making it.  They used to come in the box with every device, so there are many for sale on eBay and elsewhere for $10 or less; just search for [Cisco console cable] and look for the part numbers above.

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William Hooper, P.E., CBTE, CBNT
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