Cisco Systems 520 manual Connecting an External Ethernet Switch Optional

Chapter 4 Router Installation

Connecting an External Ethernet Switch (Optional)

To connect a server, PC, workstation, or other Ethernet device to a built-in Ethernet switch port on the router, follow these steps.

Caution Do not turn on the server, PC, workstation, or other Ethernet device until you have completed all connections to the router.

Step 1 Connect one end of the yellow Ethernet cable to a built-in Ethernet switch port on the router.

Step 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ-45 port on the network interface card (NIC) that is installed in the PC, server, or workstation.

Step 3 (Optional) Connect additional servers, PCs, or workstations to the other built-in Ethernet switch ports.

Connecting an External Ethernet Switch (Optional)

If more than four PCs need to be connected to each other in an office, connect an external Ethernet switch to one of the router’s built-in switch ports, and then connect additional PCs to that switch.

Figure 4-5shows an external Ethernet switch connected to a built-in Ethernet switch port on the router. Although the figure shows a Cisco Secure Router 520 Ethernet-to-Ethernet router, this procedure applies to all Cisco Secure Router 520 Series routers.

Figure 4-5 Connecting to an Ethernet Switch

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