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Physical Site Preparation
ARX Site Planning Guide 1 - 45
ARX-1500 Cable Requirement
The Following table lists the required cables and power cords for the switch.
All cables
except the AC power cord and console cable are
customer-supplied.
1 Console cable with
RJ-45-to-DB9 adapter Serial console interface (labeled
“10101” on the rear panel) 100BASE-T Category 5 unshielded
twisted pair (UTP); 24 AWG
1 Ethernet cables for
connection to 10/100 Mbps
Ethernet management port
(RJ-45 connector); OOB management interface
(labeled “2” on the rear panel)
2 Ethernet cables for
connection to 100/1000
Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45
connectors) Two copper Gigabit Ethernet
ports:
• one for client/server traffic
(Port 1/1), and
• one for the dedicated
redundancy link (Port 1/2)
a
100/1000BASE-T Category 5/6,
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable; 24
AWG.
a.Gigabit Ethernet ports support automatic MDI/MDIX cross-over. This feature automatically corrects the polarity of the
attached CAT5 cable, regardless whether it is a cross-over or straight-through type. However, for this feature to work, the
port
speed
must be set to
auto
(auto-negotiate) through the CLI. When the port speed/duplex is forced (auto-negotiate is
disabled), automatic MDI/MDIX cross-over is disabled, and you must cable the port using standard cross-over or
straight-through cabling.
Table 1.11 ARX-1500 Required Power and Data Cables
Qty. Cable/Cord Used on... Specification
2 AC power cord AC/DC power supply 10A/220 VAC
1 Console cable with
RJ-45-to-DB9
adapter
Console port (labeled
CONSOLE)
100BASE-T Category 5
unshielded twisted pair
(UTP); 24 AWG
1 Ethernet cable
(RJ-45 connector)
Management port
(labeled MGMT)
7 Ethernet cable
(RJ-45 connectors) Gigabit Ethernet
ports, copper a
100/1000BASE-T
Category 5/6, unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) cable;
24 AWG.
a.Gigabit Ethernet ports support automatic MDI/MDIX cross-over. This feature
automatically corrects the polarity of the attached CAT5 cable, regardless whether it is
a cross-over or straight-through type. However, for this feature to work, the port speed
must be set to auto (auto-negotiate) through the CLI. When the port speed/duplex is
forced (auto-negotiate is disabled), automatic MDI/MDIX cross-over is disabled, and
you must cable the port using standard cross-over or straight-through cabling.
Table 1.10 ARX-500 Required Power and Data Cables (Continued)
Qty. Cable/Cord Used on... Specification