Specifications

Enterasys Xpedition 8000/8600 Getting Started Guide 67
Installing the Hardware
2. Plug one end of the console cable into the control module’s DCE DB-9 port.
3. Plug the other end of the console cable into the management console’s DTE port.
4. When you are ready to begin configuring the XP, use procedures in Chapter 3 to
power on the switch and boot the software. You will perform initial setup by entering
CLI commands on the management console.
Connecting to the 10/100Base-TX Port
Use the RJ-45 10/100Base-TX DTE port for Telnet connection from a host on the network.
The port is configured for Media Data Interface (MDI).
To attach a cable to the 10/100Base-TX port:
1. Obtain a cable with an RJ-45 connector. Pin 1 (TXD or “transmit data”) must emerge
on the management console’s end of the connection as RXD (“receive data”) and so
on.
The following table lists the pin assignments for the RJ-45 connector on the control
module and for the RJ-45 connector on the management console.
Unused 4 Unused
GND (ground) 5 GND (ground)
DTR (data terminal ready) 6 DSR (data set ready)
CTS (clear to send) 7 RTS (request to send)
RTS (request to send) 8 CTS (clear to send)
Unused 9 Unused
Control Module DB-9
Connector (DCE)
Pin Number Management Console DB-9
Connector (DTE)
Control Module RJ-45
Connector
Pin Number Management Console RJ-45
Connector
TXD (transmit data) 1 RXD (receive data)
TXD (transmit data) 2 RXD (receive data)
RXD (receive data) 3 TXD (transmit data)
Unused 4 Unused
Unused 5 Unused