Installation guide

Connecting to the Network
SecureStack A2 Installation Guide 3-19
Whentheseparametersareset,theStartupscreenwilldisplay.Iftheswitchesareina
stackedconfiguration,proceedto“Connecting totheNetwork”onpage 3‐19.
Figure 3-11 Connecting to a Modem
Connecting to the Network
Thefollowingprocedurescoverthecableconnectionsfromthenetworkorotherdevices
totheswitchRJ45portsoranyinstalledoptionalMini‐GBIC.
• ConnectingUTPCablesonpage 3‐19
• ConnectingFiber‐OpticCablestoLCPortsonpage 3‐23
Connecting UTP Cables
ThefixedRJ45frontpanelports(ports1through24)are10/100Mbpsportsandhaveauto
polaritydetect.Thetwofrontpanel1000Mbpsstackingports,ports25and26,whichcan
beconfiguredasstandardGigabitEthernetports,alsohaveautopolaritydetect.Referto
theSecureStackA2Configuration
GuideforinformationaboutconfiguringstandaloneA2
stackports.
Whenconnectingaworkstationtotheseports,useastraight‐throughcable.When
connectingnetworkingdevicestotheseports,suchasabridge,repeater,orrouter,itisnot
necessarytouseacrossovercable.
1 DB9 female cable connector 4 DB25 male connector 7 PC with VT emulation application
2 Serial interface cable 5 Local modem
3 DB9 male Console port 6 Remote modem
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Note: All fixed RJ45 front panel ports support Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
cabling with an impedance between 85 and 111 ohms. Category 3 cable may be used if
the connection is going to be used only for 10 Mbps.