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Chapter 4 Installing the IPS 4270-20
Installing the IPS 4270-20
Step 4
Connect the RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter connector to the console port and connect the other end to the DB-9
connector on your computer.
Step 5
Attach the network cables to the following interfaces:
•
Management0/0 (MGMT0/0) is the command and control port.
•
GigabitEthernet
slot_number
/
port_number
through GigabitEthernet
slot_number
/
port_number
are
the expansion ports.
Caution
Management and console ports are privileged administrative ports. Connecting them to an untrusted
network can create security concerns.
Computer serial port
DB-9
250084
1
PS1
Reserved
for
Future Use
CONSOLE
MGMT 0/0
RJ-45 to
DB-9 serial cable
(null-modem)
Console
port (DB-9)
RJ-45 to
DB-9 adapter