Cisco Systems 611 manual Connection Required Cable

Chapter 1 Introducing the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine

Hardware Features

To connect the inline network adapter using the correct cables for Fast Ethernet connections, follow these steps:

Step 1 Determine which type of cable you would use for a direct connection between your two end devices (without a WAE inline network appliance connected between them) by using the following standard cabling rules:

•When you are directly connecting two network devices that are similar, such as two switches, use a crossover cable.

•When you are directly connecting two network devices that are different, such as a switch and router, use a straight-through cable.

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 figure out 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 1-10shows the cable requirements for WAE and non-WAE connections when you are using Fast Ethernet end to end.

Table 1-10 Cable Requirements for WAE Connections Using Fast Ethernet

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