Installing the HP AdvanceStack Internet Router

Connecting to the Network

Connecting to the Network

Installation

N O T E

W A R N I N G

This section explains how to connect the router to your network. The LAN connection is made automatically when the router is installed in the host device. The synchronous serial and ISDN ports are used to connect the router to a WAN.

Not all the cables required to connect the router to a network are provided with the router. However, cables can be ordered from HP. For ordering information refer to the section “Ordering Information” in chapter 1 “HP AdvanceStack Internet Router Overview” and appendix A “Cable Specifica- tions”.

Do not work on the system or connect or disconnect cables during periods of lightning activity.

Connecting to a WAN

Take the following steps to connect the router to a WAN:

1.Use a serial transition cable to connect the synchronous serial port (DB-60) to a synchronous modem or CSU/DSU.

Figure 2-1. Connecting the Synchronous Serial Port to a Synchronous Modem.

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