Connecting The Wan Interface Card To The Network - Cisco WIC36-1B-S Configuration Note

Connecting the WAN Interface Card to the Network

Warning
and reinstate power by moving the handle of the circuit breaker to the ON position. (To see translated
versions of this warning, refer to the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information document that
accompanied the router.)
Blank WAN Interface Card Panels
If the 2-slot network module is configured with fewer than two WAN interface cards, make sure that
blank panels fill the open base module slots to provide proper airflow. (See Figure 5.)
Figure 5
Connecting the WAN Interface Card to the Network
After you install the BRI WAN interface card in the WAN card slot network module and install the
network module in the router, use the appropriate cable to connect the BRI card to your WAN.
To connect a BRI S/T WAN interface card, use a straight-through RJ-45-to-RJ-45 cable to connect
the card's RJ-45 connector to an NT1 device. (See Figure 6.)
To connect a BRI U WAN interface card, connect a straight-through RJ-45-to-RJ-45 cable directly
to your ISDN outlet. (See Figure 7.)
Caution
connector only and not to any other RJ-45 connector.
Figure 6
Straight-through
RJ-45-to-RJ-45
cable
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After wiring the DC power supply, remove the tape from the circuit breaker switch handle
Blank WAN Interface Card Panel
DO NOT INSTALL WAN INTERFACE
CARDS WITH POWER APPLIED
To prevent damage to the router, make certain you connect the BRI cable to the BRI
Connecting a BRI S/T WAN Interface Card to an NT1
B1
B2
SEE MAN UAL BEFO RE INST ALLA
BRI S/T port (RJ-45)
BRI
S/T
TION
NT1 device
S/T port