24 Installation Guide (AA-RTDWE-TE, November 2005)

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• Null modem cable—An asynchronous RS-232 null modem cable, shown in Figure 5, is required

to configure Edge Switch network addresses and acquire event log information through the

maintenance port. The cable has nine conductors and DB-9 male and female connectors.

Figure 5 Null modem cable

Tools supplied by service personnel

The following tools are expected to be supplied by service personnel performing Edge Switch

installation or maintenance actions. Use of the tools may be required to perform one or more test,

service, or verification tasks.

• Scissors or pocket knife—A sharp cutting edge may be required to cut the protective strapping

when unpacking replacement FRUs.

• Standard flat-tip and cross-tip (Phillips) screwdrivers—Screwdrivers are required to remove,

replace, adjust, or tighten various FRUs, chassis, or cabinet components.

• Electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding cable with attached wrist strap—Use of the ESD wrist

strap is required when working in and around the Edge Switch card cage.

• Maintenance terminal (desktop or notebook PC)—A PC is required to configure Edge Switch

network addresses and acquire event log information through the maintenance port. The PC

must have:

• The Microsoft

Windows

98, Windows

2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows

XP, or

Millennium Edition operating system installed.

• RS-232 serial communication software (such as ProComm Plus or HyperTerminal) installed.

HyperTerminal is provided with Windows operating systems.

• Fiber-optic cleaning kit—The kit contains tools and instructions to clean fiber optic cable,

connectors, loopback plugs, and protective plugs.