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Connecting WAN and Voice Cables
WAN and voice cables and connections are described in Table 3 and shown in Figure 21.
Figure 21
WAN and Voice Connections
Note
If you have specified the use of a private line automatic ringdown (PLAR) off-premises extension (OPX) connection
mode for an FXO voice port (with loop resistance less than 8000 Ohm), you must ensure that the soft-offhook option
is enabled on the port.
This option allows a stepped offhook resistance during seizure which avoids overloading the circuit during offhook in
the event that ringing voltage is present on the circuit at the same time as the trunk seizure. The stepped offhook
resistance is initially set to 800 Ohms, then adjusts to 50 Ohms when ringing voltage is not present.
Table 3
WAN and Voice Cable Selection
Port or Interface
Color or Type
Connected To
Cable (not included)
T1/E1,
WIC-1DSU-T1
WAN
Light green
WAN
RJ-48 T1 cable
T1/E1
Digital voice RJ-48C
Digital PBX
RJ-48 T1 cable
WIC-2T
Serial
60-pin D-sub CSU/DSU and serial
network or equipment
Serial transition cable matching signaling protocol
(EIA/TIA-232, EIA/TIA-449, V.35, X.21, or
EIA-530) and operating mode (DTE or DCE)
VIC2-4FXO
FXO
RJ-11
Station side of analog PBX RJ-11 cable
Analog voice
FXS
RJ-21
Distribution panel
RJ-21-to-RJ-21 straight-through cable
1
RJ-21 cable
2
RJ-45 cable (through a patch panel) to central office
3
RJ-48 straight-through cable
4
RJ-48 rollover cable
PBX
Cisco IAD2430 series
Network
demarcation
88872
Digital voice
To CO
Distribution panel
3
1
2
4