Ethernet Cabling Requirements; Lan And Wan Connections; Connections By 5250 Model Number - IBM 5500 Operational, Installation, And Maintenance Manual

Ethernet Cabling Requirements

WAN Cabling Requirements

LAN and WAN Connections

Connections by 5250 Model Number

Figure 5 shows an example of an ethernet cable that can be used with your
5500 Control Unit.
Note: Cables are not supplied with the 5500 Control Unit.
Figure 5: Ethernet Cable
Use EIA standard RS-232 cables to attach your modem to the 5500 Control
Unit. Use a standard DTE (not "null modem") cable.
Notes:
1. The 5500 Control Unit only dials out and cannot be dialed into by
other devices.
2. Cables are not supplied with the 5500 Control Unit.
Refer to Figure 16 on page 50 to view the LAN and WAN connections.
The table below provides a description of the model connections:
Figure 6: Model Connections
Description
UTP (unshielded twisted pair)
cable connection to Ethernet
UTP or 9 pin D-shell Token Ring
RS232 Port connections for WAN
a
connectivity
25 pin D-shell female connection
for Twinax segment
Model Model Model
5500- 5500- 5500-
01E 02E 01T
1 2 n/a
n/a n/a
2 2
1 1
Model
5500-
02T
n/a
1 2
2 2
1 1
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