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

Table 1-9 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Wide Area Application Engine 512 and 612 Hardware Installation Guide

 

 

 

 

 

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512, 612 specifications

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