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Csico Wide Area Application Engine 7326 Hardware Installation Guide

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Chapter1 Introducing the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine

Hardware Features

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 -8 shows the cable requirements for WAE and non-WAE connections when

you are using Fast Ethernet end to end.

Step2 Connect Fast Ethernet ports on both the LAN and the WAN sides of the WAE

inline appliance by using the following cable types:

•On the LAN side of the connection, use a straight-through cable between the

WAE 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).

Table1-8 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

WAE t o R ou ter

Straight-through

Crossover

Switch to WAE and

WAE to Switch

Straight-through

Router to WAE and

WAE t o R ou ter

Straight-through

WAE to WAE Crossover