Enterasys Networks 2000 User Manual

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Installing the Hardware
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Enterasys Xpedition 2000 Getting Started Guide
1.
Obtain a cable with an RJ-45 connector that has the following pin assignments:
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 
, 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
 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.
Table 17. RJ-45 connector pin assignments
Signal (XP-2000 port)
Pin
Signal (management console port)
TXD (transmit data)
1
RXD (receive data)
a
TXD (transmit data)
2
RXD (receive data)
RXD (receive data)
3
TXD (transmit data)
Unused
4
Unused
Unused
5
Unused
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.