MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 3D Universal Edge Router Hardware Guide
Connecting the Router to a Management Console or Auxiliary Device
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Figure 37: Routing Engine Ethernet Cable Connector
Figure 38: Ethernet Port
Alarm
Routing
Console
LEDs
Engine
port
LED
System
status
LED
ONLINE/
OFFLINE
ONLINE/
Auxiliary
USB
Reset
OFFLINE
button
port
port
button
To use a system console to configure and manage the Routing Engine, connect it to the
appropriate
port on the front panel. To use a laptop, modem, or other auxiliary
CONSOLE
device, connect it to the
AUX
RJ-45 connector. One serial cable with an RJ-45 connector and a DB-9 connector is
provided with the router. To connect a device to the
to the
port, you must supply an additional cable.
AUX
To connect a management console or auxiliary device:
Turn off the power to the console or auxiliary device.
1.
Plug the RJ-45 end of the serial cable
2.
into the
AUX
port or
CONSOLE
the ports.
Plug the female DB-9 end into the device's serial port.
3.
NOTE:
For console devices, configure the serial port to the following values:
Baud rate—9600
Parity—N
Data bits—8
Stop bits—1
Flow control—none
Ethernet
port
Clock
ports
10-Gigabit Ethernet MIC
port on the front panel. Both ports accept a cable with an
CONSOLE
(Figure 39 on page 99
port on the front panel.
port and another device
shows the connector)
Figure 40 on page 99
shows
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