topic Re: RJ45 Pin assignments still the same as Nokia? in Firewall and Security Management

Maestro cabling to Serial Terminal Console Servers

Danny — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 14:12:48 GMT

I'm trying to connect several Check Point appliances with a 19" serial terminal console server.
I already found cabling documentation for Maestro MHO-140 appliances:

@Check Point
@Mellanox

and for old Nokia IP390 appliances

@Check Point , sk40149 mentions that a Cisco RJ45 rollover cable might work as well

I didn't find these for 15600 / 16600 appliances. Are these identical?

Re: RJ45 Pin assignments still the same as Nokia?

_Val_ — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:52:43 GMT

In my experience, standard Cisco cables always worked.

Re: RJ45 Pin assignments still the same as Nokia?

the_rock — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:58:41 GMT

I second what @_Val_ said...my experience was such as well.

Re: RJ45 Pin assignments still the same as Nokia?

Danny — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:07:15 GMT

Thanks. You mean these:

Ok, will try. In my experience it depends on the Pin-out settings of the serial terminal console server.

I'm using a 19" Perle STS8. (Pin-out overview)

Re: RJ45 Pin assignments still the same as Nokia?

Timothy_Hall — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:20:33 GMT

The sky-blue Cisco console cables were what I called a "rollover" cable, and matches the pinout diagram you provided.

Re: RJ45 Pin assignments still the same as Nokia?

Norbert_Bohusch — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:11:55 GMT

On our digiport servers in our lab environment I have RJ45 pin-out, using normal lan kabels I go over distance, than have a RJ45 to DB9 connector which then connects using the cables delivered with the appliances (or blue cisco cables).

Re: RJ45 Pin assignments still the same as Nokia?

Danny — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:28:04 GMT

I ordered Cisco crossover adapters and attached them to standard patch cables.
This worked well with my Perle IOLAN STS Terminal Console Server.