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View the DB9 connector with the exposed points facing the user and the wider part of the connector facing up.įrom the top row, starting at the left, the points are numbered 1 through 5. Slide the DB9 housing onto the Cat5e cable so that the stripped wires come out the wide part of the housing.Ģ. Cut one end of the Cat5e cable off, then pull back the shielding (the outer coat of the cable) to reveal the inner wires.ġ. If the wire on port 1 is white-green, however, the wiring sequence is as follows: 1 – white-green, 2 – green, 3 – white-orange, 4 – blue, 5 – white-blue, 6 – orange, 7 – white-brown, 8 – brown.ģ. If the wire on port 1 (the furthest right) is white-orange, then the wiring sequence is as follows: 1 – white- orange, 2 – orange, 3 – white- green, 4 – blue, 5 – white-blue, 6 – green, 7 – white- brown, 8 – brown. Looking at the connector with the clip facing up, port 1 is on the right and port 8 is on the left. Identify and record what color wires are attached to which ports. View the RJ45 connector of the Cat5e cable under the magnifying glass.Ģ. Cat5e straight-through cable with RJ45 connectorsġ.Things you’ll need while creating a Cisco Console Cable A DB9 connector looks similar to a typical monitor cable and a RJ45 looks like an ethernet cable. The cable consists of a DB9 (female) connector on one end and a RJ45 (male) connector on the other. A Cisco console cable is used to connect a computer system directly into a networking device, such as a switch or a router.