Installing the Hardware

An RJ-45 10/100Base-T DTE port for Telnet connection from a host on the network. The port is configured for Media Data Interface (MDI). You use this port to manage the XP-2000 using the CLI or SNMP.

Connecting to the Serial Port

Figure 16 shows where to plug in the cable to the XP-2000’s serial port. TheEnterasysprocedureNetworksfollowing the figure describes how to set up and insert the cable.

3

G2M-HTXA2-08

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/100BASE-TX

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

G2M-GSXA1-02

 

 

 

1000BASE-SX

Tx Link

1

Tx Link

2

4

Rx AN

Rx AN

10/100BASE-TX 1

2

3

4

1

5

 

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7

 

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10/100 MGMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RST

SYS

OK HBT

ERR DIAG

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CONSOLE

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8 10/100BASE-TX

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Figure 16. Plugging into the XP-2000’s serial (DB-9 DCE) port

To attach the supplied console cable to the XP-2000’s DB-9 port:

1.Locate the console cable included with the XP-2000 chassis. The console cable is a female to female DB-9 crossover cable that has the following pin assignments:

Table 16. DB-9 connector pin assignments

Signal (XP-2000 port)

Pin

Signal (management console port)

 

 

 

Unused

1

Unused

 

 

 

TXD (transmit data)

2

RXD (receive data)a

RXD (receive data)

3

TXD (transmit data)

 

 

 

Unused

4

Unused

 

 

 

GND (ground)

5

GND (ground)

 

 

 

Unused

6

Unused

 

 

 

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2000 specifications

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