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Crossover Wiring
Because the 10/100 Mbps port on the access point uses an MDI pin configuration, you must use
“crossover” cable for network connections to PCs, servers or other end nodes that only have MDI
ports. However, if the device to which you are connecting supports auto-MDIX operation, you can
use either “straight-through” or “crossover” cable.
Figure B-3. Crossover Wiring
Console Port Pin Assignments
The DB-9 serial port on the IronPoint 200 is used to connect to the access point for out-of-band
management. The access point’s command-line interface can be accessed from a terminal or a PC
running a terminal emulation program.
Connect the console cable (included) to the RS-232 console port to access the command-line
interface. You can manage the access point using the console port, the Web interface, or SNMP
management software. Refer to the
Foundry IronPoint 200 User Guide for more information.
The pin assignments used to connect to the console port are described in the following figure and
table.
Figure B-4. Serial Port (DB-9 DCE) Pin-Out
White/Orange Stripe
Orange
White/Green Stripe
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
EIA/TIA 56 8 B RJ-45 Wiring Standard
10/100BASE-TX Crossover Cable
End A
End B
Green
Blue
White/Blue Stripe
Brown
White/Brown Stripe
1 5
6
9