Connecting to the 10/100base-tx port – Enterasys Networks X-Pedition 2000 User Manual

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Enterasys Xpedition 2000 Getting Started Guide

33

Installing the Hardware

2.

Plug one end of the console cable into the XP-2000’s DCE DB-9 port.

3.

Plug the other end of the console cable into the management console’s DTE port.

4.

When you are ready to begin configuring the XP-2000, use procedures in

Chapter 3, Firmware

Installation and Setup

, to power on the switch and boot the software. You will perform initial

setup by entering CLI commands on the management console.

Connecting to the 10/100Base-TX Port

Use the RJ-45 10/100Base-TX DTE port for Telnet connection from a host on the network. The
port is configured for Media Data Interface (MDI).

Figure 17

shows where to plug in to the XP-

2000’s 10/100Base-TX port. The procedure following the figure describes how to set up and insert
the cable.

Figure 17. Plugging into the XP-2000’s 10/100Base-TX port

To attach a cable to the 10/100Base-TX port:

CTS (clear to send)

7

CTS (clear to send)

RTS (request to send)

8

RTS (request to send)

Unused

9

Unused

a.

The left hand column pin assignments are for the male DB-9 connector on the XP-2000. Thus, pin 2 (TXD or
“transmit data”) must emerge on the management console’s end of the connection as RXD (“receive data”) and
so on.

Table 16. DB-9 connector pin assignments

Signal (XP-2000 port)

Pin

Signal (management console port)

2

1

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

1000BASE-SX

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

10/100BASE-TX

1

3

2

4

CONSOLE

10/100 MGMT

OK

ERR

DIAG

HBT

RST

G2M-HTXA2-08

G2M-GSXA1-02

10/100BASE-TX

10/100BASE-TX

Tx

Rx

Link

AN

Tx

Rx

Link

AN

SYS

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