Nortel Networks setup guide Getting started, Cables, BSGX4e Cable Type Connector Connector Type

Getting started 1 Introduction and preparation

Getting started

At this point, you are ready to make the initial cabling connections and then begin the configuration process. The Quick Start Guide and the Installation Guide contain a lot of technical information, but they are intended primarily for technicians.

This document provides summarized installation information specifically for a home or small office, self-install user. Use the Quick Start Guide and Installation Guide as references while reading this document.

Cables

You must supply the network cables needed for the BSGX4e installation. The BSGX4e uses commonly available cables that you can find at most consumer electronic stores.

Look at the connection diagrams in Figure 1 and Figure 2 that apply to your model of the BSGX4e. Decide on where to place the BSGX4e box and determine the length of cables needed to your Internet connection, and to any devices that you connect to the BSGX4e. After determining these lengths, you must acquire the cables listed in the following table.

Table 1 BSGX4e Cables

BSGX4e	Cable Type/
connector	connector Type	Notes
WAN	Ethernet /	Use CAT-5E or better cables.
	RJ-45 plug	The cables can be straight-thru or
	Both ends	cross-over.
1 2 3 4	Ethernet /	Use CAT-5E or better cables.
	RJ-45 plug	The cables can be straight-thru or
	Both ends	cross-over.
LINE	Telephone /	Standard 2-wire telephone cable.
	RJ-11 plug
	Both ends

Nortel recommends that you connect the cable from the LINE port to the phone wall jack, although this is optional. You connect the cable from the LINE port to the phone wall jack to provide backup phone service through the traditional telephone line when your Internet connections goes down, or when the VoIP servers are not available. The LINE port is also used for all 911 calls.

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