Technical Note: Serial cable pinouts for console access to Fortinet hardware products

Article
Description

Serial cable pinouts for console access to Fortinet hardware products. Some
FortiGate units also include an AUX port with the same pinouts.

Component
s

All FortiGate, FortiMail, FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager units

Some FortiGate devices have a RS-232 DB9 console connector, while
others have a RJ-45 console connector (such as the A model series). The
diagram below is the cable pinout definition for both types of cables.
RJ45 Function Color

Details

DB9

Ground

Green

Rx

Black

Tx

Yellow