Cisco Systems 474, 274 manual Cable Requirements for Wave Connections Using Fast Ethernet

Chapter 4 WAVE Inline Network Adapter

Inline Network Adapter Cabling Requirements

Note Because the inline network adapter has an internal crossover connection that becomes active when the InlineGroup interface is placed in mechanical bypass mode, you must decide which cable you would use to connect the two network devices directly, and then you must install the other cable type (on one side, usually the WAN side of the inline appliance) instead.

Table 4-3shows the cable requirements for WAVE and non-WAVE connections when you are using Fast Ethernet end to end.

Table 4-3 Cable Requirements for WAVE Connections Using Fast

Ethernet

Connection	Required Cable
Switch to switch (no WAVE)	Crossover
Switch to router (no WAVE)	Straight-through
Router to router (no WAVE)	Crossover
Switch to WAVE and	Straight-through
WAVE to Router	Crossover
Switch to WAVE and	Straight-through
WAVE to Switch	Straight-through
Router to WAVE and	Straight-through
WAVE to Router	Straight-through
WAVE to WAVE	Crossover

Step 2 Connect Fast Ethernet ports on both the LAN and the WAN sides of the WAVE inline appliance by using the following cable types:

•On the LAN side of the connection, use a straight-through cable between the WAVE inline appliance and the network device.

•On the WAN side of the connection, use the cable that is different from the cable that you would use to connect the two network devices directly (as determined in Step 1).

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