Nortel Networks 2700 User Manual
Appendix A Technical specifications 77
Nortel VPN Router Installation — VPN Router 2700
Figure 27
10/100BASE-TX Ethernet connector
provides the 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet port pinouts.
Serial port
The system board provides a serial port on the rear of the chassis to enable
out-of-band management. Use the serial port to assign the management IP address
and subnet mask to the newly installed gateway (for more information, see
out-of-band management. Use the serial port to assign the management IP address
and subnet mask to the newly installed gateway (for more information, see
The serial cable provided with the VPN Router 2700 is a DB9/DB25-to-DB9/
DB25 cable. This cable provides a crossover connection (transmit-to-receive and
receive-to-transmit). The DB9 connector goes into the gateway and the other DB9
or DB25 connector goes into your workstation (
DB25 cable. This cable provides a crossover connection (transmit-to-receive and
receive-to-transmit). The DB9 connector goes into the gateway and the other DB9
or DB25 connector goes into your workstation (
Table 19
10/100BASE-TX Ethernet port pinouts
Pin
Description
1
RD +
2
RD -
3
TD +
6
TD -
CS260010A
RD+RD-
TD-
TD+
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