Installing and Connecting the Hardware

9-pin serial port. For connection to a modem, you will need a NULL modem adapter.

CAUTION:

Use of any non-twisted pair wiring arrangements, such as jumpers, can cause reduction in overall DSL reach performance, even over short distances. Please refer to the Special Notice shipped with this product.

Pin assignments are described in Appendix B, Pinouts.

NOTE:

Each HotWire 8600 DSLAM chassis weighs approximately nine pounds (with circuit cards) and can be easily installed by one installer.

Installation Tasks

The following table lists the tasks you need to perform.

Task

See

 

 

 

1.

Mount the 8600 chassis into a

HotWire 8600 DSLAM Chassis Installation,

 

standard 19- or 23-inch rack, or stack

page 2-5

 

the 8600 chassis on a desktop or

 

 

tabletop.

 

 

 

 

2.

Select the stack number.

Stacking the 8600 Chassis, page 2-5

 

 

 

3.

Interconnect the stack.

Interconnecting 8600 Systems, page 2-8

 

 

 

4.

Supply power to the 8600 chassis.

Supplying Power, page 2-13

 

 

 

5.

Install the MCC card into the base

Installing the MCC Card, page 2-18

 

chassis.

 

 

 

 

6.

Install the DSL card into the 8600

Installing DSL Cards, page 2-19

 

chassis.

 

 

 

 

7.

(Optional) Connect the 8600 chassis

Connecting to a POTS Splitter or an MDF,

 

to a POTS splitter shelf or MDF.

page 2-23

8.Connecting to the Ethernet hub or Connecting the DSL Cards to the Ethernet

 

switch.

Hubs or Switches, page 2-24

 

 

 

9.

(Optional) Connect to an SNMP

Connecting to an SNMP Management

 

management system.

System, page 2-25

 

 

 

10.

Connect to a terminal or laptop

Connecting to a Terminal or Laptop

 

computer.

Computer, page 2-26

 

 

 

11.

Verify the hardware installation.

Verifying the Installation, page 2-21

 

 

 

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Nortel Networks 8600 manual Installation Tasks, Task See

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