Cisco Systems 611 manual Inline Network Adapter Cabling Requirements, Connection Required Cable

Chapter 1 Introducing the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine

			Hardware Features
Table 1-8	Inline Network Adapter LEDs (continued)
LEDs		State	Description
1000		On	The speed of the Ethernet connection is 1000BASE-TX.
Bypass		Both the 100 and	The corresponding ports are in mechanical bypass mode.
		1000 LEDs are
		on

Inline Network Adapter Cabling Requirements

Your inline network adapter ships with two types of cables: crossover and straight-through. When you connect the WAE inline network adapter, proper cabling depends on the link speed (Gigabit Ethernet or Fast Ethernet) and the types of devices (DCE or DTE) being connected.

Note You must retain the same link speed from one end of the connection to the other end. Inline adapter interfaces are able to autonegotiate link speeds. If any of your connecting interfaces are configured for Fast Ethernet (whether on a switch or a router), your WAE inline adapter uses Fast Ethernet. If any of your connecting interfaces are configured for Gigabit Ethernet, your WAE inline adapter uses Gigabit Ethernet. Speed and duplex settings are port-specific, so two inline ports can negotiate different speeds independently.

If you are connecting a WAE inline appliance between two devices using Gigabit Ethernet, you can use either straight-through cables, crossover cables, or any combination of the two cable types, regardless of the type of device. However, for consistency, we recommend that you use straight-through cables for all Gigabit Ethernet connections.

Table 1-9shows the cable requirements for WAE and non-WAE connections when you are using Gigabit Ethernet end to end.

	Table 1-9	Cable Requirements for WAE Connections Using Gigabit
		Ethernet
	Connection		Required Cable
	Switch to switch (no WAE)		Crossover or Straight-through
	Switch to router (no WAE)		Crossover or Straight-through
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