Installing the Hardware

1.Obtain a cable with an RJ-45 connector that has the following pin assignments:

Table 17. RJ-45 connector pin assignments

Signal (XP-2000 port)

Pin

Signal (management console port)

 

 

 

TXD (transmit data)

1

RXD (receive data)a

TXD (transmit data)

2

RXD (receive data)

 

 

 

RXD (receive data)

3

TXD (transmit data)

 

 

 

Unused

4

Unused

 

 

 

Unused

5

Unused

 

 

 

RXD (receive data)

6

TXD (transmit data)

 

 

 

Unused

7

Unused

 

 

 

Unused

8

Unused

 

 

 

a.The right hand column pin assignments are for the RJ-45 connector on the XP-2000. Thus, pin 1 (TXD or “transmit data”) must emerge on the management console’s end of the connection as RXD (“receive data”) and so on.

2.Make sure the TXD signals from the XP-2000 emerge as RXD signals on the management console and the TXD signals from the management console emerge as RXD signals on the XP- 2000.

3.After ensuring that the pin assignments on both ends of the connection are correct, plug the appropriate end of the connection into the XP-2000’s RJ-45 10/100Base-TX port.

4.Plug the other end of the connection into the management console’s port.

5.When you are ready to begin configuring the XP-2000, use procedures in Chapter 3, Firmware Installation and Setup, to power on the switch and boot the software. You will perform initial setup by entering CLI commands on the management console.

Attaching Port Cables

The following sections describe how to connect the XP-2000 to your network.

10/100BASE-TX Expansion Module

Figure 18 illustrates plugging your 10Base-T or 100Base-TX cable into a 10/100BASE-TX port. The procedure following the figure explains how to set up and insert the cable.

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2000 specifications

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