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Enterasys Xpedition 2000 Getting Started Guide 33
Installing the Hardware
2. Plug one end of the console cable into the XP-2000’s DCE DB-9 port.
3. Plug the other end of the console cable into the management console’s DTE port.
4. When you are ready to begin configuring the XP-2000, use procedures in Chapter 3, Firmware
Installation and Setup , to power on the switch and boot the software. You will perform initial
setup by entering CLI commands on the management console.
Connecting to the 10/100Base-TX Port
Use the RJ-45 10/100Base-TX DTE port for Telnet connection from a host on the network. The
port is configured for Media Data Interface (MDI).
Figure 17 shows where to plug in to the XP-
2000’s 10/100Base-TX port. The procedure following the figure describes how to set up and insert
the cable.
Figure 17. Plugging into the XP-2000’s 10/100Base-TX port
To attach a cable to the 10/100Base-TX port:
CTS (clear to send) 7 CTS (clear to send)
RTS (request to send) 8 RTS (request to send)
Unused 9 Unused
a. The left hand column pin assignments are for the male DB-9 connector on the XP-2000. Thus, pin 2 (TXD or
“transmit data”) must emerge on the management console’s end of the connection as RXD (“receive data”) and
so on.
Table 16. DB-9 connector pin assignments
Signal (XP-2000 port) Pin Signal (management console port)
2 1
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
1000BASE-SX
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
10/100BASE-TX
1
3
2
4
CONSOLE
10/100 MGMT
OK
ERR DIAG
HBT
RST
G2M-HTXA2-08 G2M-GSXA1-02
10/100BASE-TX 10/100BASE-TX
Tx
Rx
Link
AN
Tx
Rx
Link
AN
SYS
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