Connect A Time-Of-Day Device To The Router; Connect A Bits External Clocking Device To The Router - Juniper MX204 Quick Start Manual

Table 4: Clocking Port on the MX204 Router
Callout
5
(See Figure 13 on page 13)

Connect a Time-of-Day Device to the Router

A time-of-day port—labeled ToD—on the front panel of the router enables you to connect external
timing devices.
To connect the router to a ToD external timing device:
1. Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding trap on your bare wrist, and connect the strap to
one of the ESD points on the chassis.
2. Plug one end of the RJ-45 cable into the ToD port on the front panel of the router.
3. Plug the other end of the RJ-45 cable into the ToD timing device.
4. Verify that the LEDs for the ToD port on the router are lit steadily green.
5. Configure the port. See
Table 5: Time-of-Day Port on the MX204 Router
Callout
13
(See Figure 13 on page 13)

Connect a BITS External Clocking Device to the Router

The router has an external building-integrated timing supply (BITS) port—labeled BITS—on the front
panel of the router.
To connect the router to a BITS external clocking device:
1. Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding trap on your bare wrist, and connect the strap to
one of the ESD points on the chassis.
2. Plug one end of the RJ-45 cable into the internal clock port on the router.
3. Plug the other end of the RJ-45 cable into the BITS external clocking device.
Label
10MHz
1PPS
Configuring Clock Synchronization Interface on MX Series Routers
Label
ToD
Description
GPS input and output ports.
Description
ToD RJ-45 port with LED.
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