CHAPTER 5 Cabling the Device
Mediant 500 Gateway & E-SBC | Hardware Installation Manual
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Cabling the Device
This section describes the cabling of the device.
Grounding the Device
The device must be connected to earth (grounded) using an equipment-earthing conductor.
Protective Earthing:
The equipment is classified as Class I EN60950 and UL60950
and must be earthed at all times.
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For Finland: "Laite on liltettava suojamaadoituskoskettimilla varustettuun
pistorasiaan."
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For Norway: "Apparatet rna tilkoples jordet stikkontakt."
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For Sweden: "Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttag."
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To earth the device:
1.
Connect an electrically earthed strap of 16 AWG wire (minimum) to the chassis' earthing screw
(located on the rear panel), using the supplied washer.
2.
Connect the other end of the strap to a protective earthing. This should be in accordance with
the regulations enforced in the country of installation.
Figure 5-1:
Earthing the Device
Connecting to the LAN
The device provides up to four Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000Base-T) ports for connection to the
LAN (e.g., computers, switches, and IP phones). These ports support half- and full-duplex modes,
auto-negotiation, and straight or crossover cable detection.
The RJ-45 connector pinouts are described in the following table:
Table 5-1:
RJ-45 Connector Pinouts for GbE
Pin
Signal Name
1
Ethernet signal pair (10/100/1000Base-T)
2
3
Ethernet signal pair (10/100/1000Base-T)
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