How to Make a Console Cable
How to Make a Console Cable Overview: The console port on the SonicWALL Appliance is used to access the SonicOS Command Line Interface (CLI) via the DB9 -> RJ45 cable. Procedure: The Pin assignments to make a Console cable (rollover cable) to work with sonicwall appliances is follows: RJ-45 to DB-9 Serial Cable Pin Assignments: How to test: Launch a terminal emulation application that communicates with the serial port connected to the appliance. Use these settings: • 115,200 baud • 8 data bits • no parity • 1 stop bit • no flow control Press Enter/Return. Initial information is displayed followed by a DEVICE NAME> prompt.