Connecting The Mx480 To The Network; Tools And Parts Required For Mx480 Router Connections; Connecting The Mx480 Router To A Network For Out-Of-Band Management - Juniper MX480 Hardware Manual

Connecting the MX480 to the Network

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Tools and Parts Required for MX480 Router Connections | 265

Connecting the MX480 Router to a Network for Out-of-Band Management | 265

Connecting the MX480 Router to a Management Console or Auxiliary Device | 266
Connecting the MX480 Router to an External Alarm-Reporting Device | 267
Connecting DPC, MPC, MIC, or PIC Cables to the MX480 Router | 268
Connecting the Alarm Relay Wires to the MX480 Craft Interface | 270
Tools and Parts Required for MX480 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 MX480 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 78 on page 266
Figure 77 on page 266 shows the port.
shows the connector) into the ETHERNET
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