Connecting The Mx240 Router To The Network; Tools And Parts Required For Mx240 Router Connections; Connecting The Mx240 Router To A Network For Out-Of-Band Management - Juniper MX240 Hardware Manual

Connecting the MX240 Router to the Network

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Tools and Parts Required for MX240 Router Connections | 257

Connecting the MX240 Router to a Network for Out-of-Band Management | 257

Connecting the MX240 Router to a Management Console or Auxiliary Device | 258
Connecting the MX240 Router to an External Alarm-Reporting Device | 259
Connecting DPC, MPC, MIC, or PIC Cables to the MX240 Router | 261
Tools and Parts Required for MX240 Router Connections
To connect the router to management devices and line cards, you need the following tools and parts:
Phillips (+) screwdrivers, numbers 1 and 2
2.5-mm flat-blade (–) screwdriver
2.5-mm Phillips (+) screwdriver
Wire cutters
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding wrist strap
Connecting the MX240 Router to a Network for Out-of-Band Management
To connect the Routing Engine to a network for out-of-band management, connect an Ethernet cable with
RJ-45 connectors to the ETHERNET port on the Routing Engine. One Ethernet cable is provided with the
router. To connect to the ETHERNET port on the Routing Engine:
1. Turn off the power to the management device.
2. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable
port on the Routing Engine.
3. Plug the other end of the cable into the network device.
(Figure 75 on page 258
Figure 74 on page 258 shows the port.
shows the connector) into the ETHERNET
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