3-2
C
HAPTER
3: N
ETWORK
I
NTERFACE
C
ARD
C
ABLING
Accessing the
Command Line
Interface
To access the CLI of the corresponding NAC, connect the following cables
to the NIC’s console port.
E3 Port Cabling
Options
Cable the ATM NIC’s E3 span ports for an independent connection
between a single chassis and the ATM switch, or for multiple cascaded
chassis with a single connection to the switch.
The Span B port must be used for cascading multiple chassis. It cannot be
used as an independent connection to an ATM switch.
Cabling a Single ATM
Network Interface
Card
To cable a single chassis to an ATM switch, connect the ATM switch to the
ATM NIC’s Span A port. Refer to the
Dual E3 ATM NIC Product Reference
for configuration information.
Callout
Description
1
RJ-45 connector to NIC’s console port
2
DB-25 male connector to modem for remote operations
3
DB-25 female-to-female null modem adapter to PC or terminal
COM port
HiPer
ATM NIC
E3
CONSOLE
10/100 Base-T
ETHERNET
LINE A
TX
RX
TX
RX
LINE B
