Connecting to the T1/E1/PRI WAN ports

Model 2960/2996 RAS User Manual	2 • Hardware installation

Connecting the 10/100Base-T Ethernet port to an Ethernet-capable workstation

The 10/100Base-T Ethernet port can connect to a single Ethernet-capable workstation by means of a cross- over cable. Refer to figure 10 to assemble a cross-connect cable that will connect between the NIC Ethernet port in the workstation and the RAS 10/100Base-T Ethernet port.

10Base-T Workstation	RAS 10/100Base-T Port
RJ-45 Pin No.	RJ-45 Pin No.

1(TX+) 3 (RX+)

2(TX-) 6 (RX-)

3(RX+) 1 (RX+)

6(RX-) 2 (TX-)

Figure 10. Cross-over RJ-45-to-RJ-45 Ethernet cable diagram

Connecting the EIA-561 RS-232 configuration port

Install the supplied DB-9-to-RJ-45 cable between the RAS RS-232 port (see figure 8 on page 23) and an open serial port on your computer. If you need to assemble your own cable, refer to the pinout diagram in figure 11.

Figure 11. DB-9-to-RJ-45 cable diagram

An active T1/E1/PRI is not necessary to configure the RAS. However, an active T1/E1/PRI connection is required to receive or make calls. The factory-set default configuration of the access server has the T1/E1 ports disabled.

Note The cable connecting the T1/E1/PRI WAN ports to the RJ-48C ter- mination jack should be CAT-3 or higher and extend no farther than 1 mile (1.6 km) from the digital services termination.

Cable installation

2960, 2996 specifications

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