Connecting The Mx240 Router To An External Alarm-Reporting Device; Figure 83: Auxiliary And Console Ports; Figure 84: Routing Engine Console And Auxiliary Cable Connector - Juniper MX240 Hardware Manual

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Figure 83: Auxiliary and Console Ports

Figure 84: Routing Engine Console and Auxiliary Cable Connector

Routing Engine Interface Cable and Wire Specifications for MX Series Routers on
page 122
Connecting DPC, MPC, MIC, or PIC Cables to the MX240 Router on page 217
Connecting the Alarm Relay Wires to the MX240 Craft Interface on page 267
To connect the router to external alarm-reporting devices, attach wires to the
YELLOW relay contacts on the craft interface. (See
condition that triggers the red or yellow alarm LED on the craft interface also activates
the corresponding alarm relay contact.
The terminal blocks that plug into the alarm relay contacts are supplied with the router.
They accept wire of any gauge between 28-AWG and 14-AWG (0.08 and 2.08 mm
which is not provided. Use the gauge of wire appropriate for the external device you are
connecting.
To connect an external device to an alarm relay contact (see
Prepare the required length of wire with gauge between 28-AWG and 14-AWG (0.08
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and 2.08 mm ).
While the terminal block is not plugged into the relay contact, use a 2.5-mm flat-blade
2.
screwdriver to loosen the small screws on its side. With the small screws on its side
facing left, insert wires into the slots in the front of the block based on the wiring for
the external device. Tighten the screws to secure the wire.
Plug the terminal block into the relay contact, and use a 2.5-mm flat-blade screwdriver
3.
to tighten the screws on the face of the block.
Attach the other end of the wires to the external device.
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