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Cisco AS5400XM Universal Gateway Chassis Installation Guide
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Chapter 2 Preparing to Install
Preparing to Connect to a Network
Ethernet Connections
Two Gigabit Ethernet (GE) ports are RJ-45 ports located on the rear panel of the chassis: GE0 and GE1
(selectable). To configure the Ethernet ports, see the Cisco AS5350XM and Cisco AS5400XM Universal
Gateways Software Configuration Guide. Both ports use unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable and
require Category 5 cable. The maximum segment distance is 328 feet (100 meters). UTP cables look like
the cables used for ordinary telephones; however, UTP cables meet certain electrical standards that
telephone cables do not. Cables are not included.
Caution To comply with the intra-building lightning surge requirements of GR-1089-CORE, Issue III, October
2002, you must use a shielded cable when connecting to either of the Cisco AS5400XM universal
gateway Ethernet ports. The cable must consist of shielded cable terminated by shielded connectors on
both ends, with the cable shield material tied to both connectors.
Console and Auxiliary Ports
The chassis includes an asynchronous serial console port and an auxiliary port. The console and
auxiliary ports provide access either locally (with a console terminal) or remotely (with a modem). This
section discusses important cabling information to consider before connecting a console terminal (an
ASCII terminal or PC running terminal emulation software) to the console port or modem to the
auxiliary port.
Console Port
The chassis includes an EIA/TIA-232 asynchronous serial console port (RJ-45). Depending on the cable
and the adapter used, this port appears as a data terminal equipment (DTE) or data communications
equipment (DCE) device at the end of the cable. Your chassis arrives with cables and adapters to connect
a console terminal (an ASCII terminal or PC running terminal emulation software) to the console port.
To connect an ASCII terminal to the console port, use the RJ-45 rollover cable with the female
RJ-45-to-DB-25 adapter (labeled TERMINAL).
To connect a PC running terminal emulation software to the console port, use the RJ-45 rollover cable
with the female RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter (labeled TERMINAL). The default parameters for the console
port are 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and 2 stop bits. The console port does not support hardware
flow control.
For detailed information about installing a console terminal, see Chapter 3, “Installing the
Cisco AS5400XM Universal Gateway.” See Appendix C, “Cabling Specifications,” for cable and port
pinouts.
Auxiliary Port
The chassis includes an EIA/TIA-232 asynchronous serial auxiliary port (RJ-45) that supports flow
control. Depending on the cable and the adapter used, this port will appear as a DTE or DCE device at
the end of the cable. Your chassis arrives with a cable and an adapter to connect a modem to the auxiliary
port. To connect a modem to the auxiliary port, use the RJ-45 rollover cable with the male
RJ-45-to-DB-25 adapter (labeled MODEM).
For detailed information about connecting devices to the auxiliary port, see Chapter 3, “Installing the
Cisco AS5400XM Universal Gateway.” See Appendix C, “Cabling Specifications,” for cable and port
pinouts.