Specifications

Managing the MGX 8220 Shelf 3-3
Control and LAN Ports
The control port is the middle RS-232 connector on the ASC line module. The connector is an
RS-232 DB-25 (female). For this type of connectivity, the control terminal (PC or workstation) must
support TCP/IP using a SLIP serial connection and the control port must have been previously
configured with an IP address. The control terminal can be connected either locally or remotely
using modems. When entering command line commands through the control port, the user interface
prompt appears when the user performs a
Telnet login to the port’s IP address.
The LAN port on the ASC is an Ethernet AUI port.
The control and LAN ports support Telnet (for CLI), TFTP, and SNMP sessions as indicated in
Table3-1. Use of the control port is shown in Figure3-2.
If you have multiple devices to which you want to log into to configure, you might want to connect
your workstation or PC to a terminal server, that can dial out to multiple devices. Figure3-3
illustrates a possible scenario for terminal server control port access.
Figure3-4 shows how the LAN port is connected.
Figure3-2 Control Port Access