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vNote: These hardware installation instructions assume that your Ethernet cabling is already in place. Thin coaxial Ethernet network cabling should be terminated at each end with 50 Ohm terminator plugs. A
Telco Line Connection Requirements
The BR Router is not a line communications device. In order to connect to a wide area transmission line, you must use a modem, CSU/DSU, or ISDN Terminal Adapter. Which of these devices you use depends on the type of wide area line to which you are connecting.
vNote: Before attempting to connect the BR Router to a leased telco line, use the loopback features of your CSU/DSU’s to check the line. This can save you a considerable amount of time, since the more equipment you have on the line, the more difficult it becomes to determine where a problem is occurring.
No matter which type of wide are line you plan to connect to, the line communications device you use must provide an
The BR Router includes one
Some Japanese and European terminal adapters may require an adapter plug. For more information, contact DCB.
vNote: Please use only this cable when connecting your line communication device to the BR Router. The cables provided with other equipment do not provide all of the connections required between connector pins for correct hardware handshaking and synchronous clocking.