Specifications

Installing the Hardware
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2. Make sure the TXD signals from the XP-2000 emerge as RXD signals on the
management console and the TXD signals from the management console emerge as
RXD signals on the XP-2000.
3. After ensuring that the pin assignments on both ends of the connection are correct,
plug the appropriate end of the connection into the XP-2000’s RJ-45 10/100Base-TX
port.
4. Plug the other end of the connection into the management console’s port.
5. When you are ready to begin configuring the XP-2000, use procedures in Chapter 3,
Software Installation and Setup, to power on the switch and boot the software. You will
perform initial setup by entering CLI commands on the management console.
Attaching Port Cables
The following sections describe how to connect the XP-2000 to your network.
10/100BASE-TX Expansion Module
Figure 18 illustrates plugging your 10Base-T or 100Base-TX cable into a 10/100BASE-TX
port. The procedure following the figure explains how to set up and insert the cable.
RXD (receive data) 6 TXD (transmit data)
Unused 7 Unused
Unused 8 Unused
a. The right hand column pin assignments are for the RJ-45 connector on the XP-2000. Thus, pin 1 (TXD
or “transmit data”) must emerge on the management console’s end of the connection as RXD (“receive
data”) and so on.
Table 17. RJ-45 connector pin assignments (Continued)
Signal (XP-2000 port) Pin Signal (management console port)