Chapter 1 Introducing the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine

Hardware Features

To access the Ethernet port, connect a Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable to the RJ-45 connector on the back of the device.

Note The 100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TX Ethernet standard requires that the cabling in the network be Category 5 or higher.

Figure 1-8shows the pin number assignments for the Ethernet RJ-45 port.

Figure 1-8 Ethernet Port Connector

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Serial Port Connector

The WAE appliance has one standard serial port connector located on the back of the device.

Figure 1-9shows the pin number assignments for the 9-pin, male D-shell serial port connector on the back of the device. These pin number assignments conform to the industry standard for RS-232 communications.

Figure 1-9 Serial Port Connector

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512, 612 specifications

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