1.8m RJ45 to USB CISCO console compatible cable
Product Features
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Hook up your PC or laptop to your Cisco console port? Simply use this serial RJ45 to USB plug-and-play connectivity rollover cable that connects a USB port to a Cisco switch, router, firewall or any other serial based Cisco device with console port. This product works natively with Windows 8 and does not require a driver. Easy! Rollover cable means on connector A pin 1 connects to pin 8 on connector B, pin 2 to pin 7 etc.
Product Info
- CISCO compatible cable
- USB 2.0 full speed compatible
- 1.5 meter cable length
- Full support for Windows MAC and Linux, see list below
- Supports hardware flow control used to implement the CISCO break sequence
- FTDI FT232R chip + RS232 Level Shifter
- RJ-45 DTE pinouts RTS(1) DTR(2) TXD(3) GND(4) GND(5) RXD(6) DSR(7) CTS(8)
- UART interface support for 7 or 8 data bits 1 or 2 stop bits
and odd/even/mark/space/no parity
Testing & Certification
- 1 Year manufacturer's warranty
Supported Operating Systems
Windows 8 x32 x64 | Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 | Windows 7 x32 x64 | Windows Vista x32 x64 | Windows Server 2003 x32 x64 | Windows XP x32 x64 | Windows ME | Windows 98 | Linux | Mac OS X | Mac OS 9 | Mac OS 8 | Windows CE.NET (Version 4.2 and up) | Android
Customer Reviews and Ratings
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Patrick "The Cynic" 23-03-2022
An Excellent Buy; I highly recommend
If you set up / program / troubleshoot Internet switches / routers or other such devices, do yourself a vast favour and get one of these USB-to-Console Cables and make your life a whole lot easier.
This product is exactly what is most needed to connect (modern) computers & laptops that simply do not have "parallel ports"; thus allowing a connection to the Console Ports of internet routers / switches and other such devices.
While there are other, "cheaper" similar devices on the market, the drivers simply do not exist for them, the chip-sets don't work, and thus trying to use the cheaper ones is an exercise in utter frustration.
Don't think that by "buying cheap" you'll be saving money; you won't.
I purchased six of these (two as spare) and can "console in" to four devices simultaneously and thus do Initial Set-Ups on multiple devices with ease; all from the same computer via a USB cable and USB hub.
These devices can also be used to "replace / upgrade" the operating system of the switch /router (other device) at a vastly higher baud rate than the traditional console cable is capable of; thus instead of the job taking hours, it takes minutes.