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Chapter 4 Router Cabling Procedures
Connecting an External Ethernet Switch (Optional)
Figure 4-7
Connecting to an Ethernet Switch
Perform the following steps to connect the router to an external Ethernet switch:
Step 1
Connect one end of the yellow Ethernet cable to a built-in Ethernet switch port on the router.
Step 2
Connect the other end of the cable to the available port on the Ethernet switch to add additional Ethernet
connections.
Step 3
Turn on the Ethernet switch.
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Yellow Ethernet cable connecting an external
Ethernet switch to a built-in Ethernet switch
port on the router
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Available port on the external Ethernet switch
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