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Ensure that you have an RJ-45 to DB-9 rollover cable available. An RJ-45 cable with an RJ-45 to DB-9
adapter is provided with the device.
NOTE: If your laptop or PC does not have a DB-9 male connector pin and you want to connect
your laptop or PC directly to the PTX10000 Series, use a combination of the RJ-45 cable and RJ-45
to DB-9 adapter supplied with the device and a USB to DB-9 male adapter. You must provide the
USB to DB-9 male adapter.
To connect the PTX10000 Series to a management console (see
Figure 104 on page 238):
1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the console port (labeled CON).
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable into the console server (see
management console (see
Figure 103: Connecting the PTX10000 Series to a Management Console Through a Console Server
CON
To Console Port
Figure 104: Connecting the PTX10000 Series Directly to a Management Console
CON
ETH CRAFT
port (on device)
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Figure 104 on page 238).
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