Step 4: Connect External Devices And Cables - Juniper MX204 Quick Start Manual

Step 4: Connect External Devices and Cables

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Secure the grounding cable lug with the screws. The holes are sized to accommodate
8.
M5 Pan Head screws.
Dress the grounding cable and verify that it does not touch or block access to router
9.
components, and that it does not drape where people could trip on it.
Figure 12: Grounding Point on the MX204 Router
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Rear panel
1— Grounding point
Figure 13 on page 11 shows the front panel of the MX204 router. All the connections to
the router are made through the front panel.
Figure 13: MX204 Front Panel Ports, LEDs, and Button
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16
1— Rate-selectable ports
2— Management ( MGMT ) port
3— BITS port with LEDs
4— USB port
5— 1PPS 10MHz
and GPS input and output
ports
6— ONLINE LED
7— SSD1
LED
8— OFFLINE
button
Connect the Router to a Network for Out-of-Band Management on page 12
Connect the Router to a Console Device on page 12
Connect the Router to External Clocking and Timing Devices on page 14
Step 4: Connect External Devices and Cables
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15 14 13
9— RESET
10— SSD0
11— Alarm (
12— OK/FAIL
13—
Time of day (
14— Console (
15— 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports
16—
PTP grandmaster clock (
4 5 6 7 8
12 11 10 9
button
LED
ALM ) LED
LED
ToD
) port with LEDs
CON ) port
GM/PTP
) port
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