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Figure B-2. Straight-Through Wiring
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 AP’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.
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