C H A P T E R 5 Cable Connection Procedures For Cisco 1900 Series Routers; Connecting Wan And Lan Cables; Ports And Cabling - Cisco 1900 series Hardware Installation

Connecting WAN and LAN Cables

Connecting WAN and LAN Cables
This section describes how to connect the WAN and LAN interface cables. It includes the following
sections:
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You can order additional network connection cables and transceivers from Cisco. For ordering
Note
information, contact Cisco customer service. For cable pinouts, refer to the
Router Cable Specifications
Do not work on the system, or connect or disconnect cables during periods of lightning activity.
Warning
Statement 1001

Ports and Cabling

Table 5-1
The connections summarized in
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Table 5-1
Port or Connection
Gigabit Ethernet
(GE)
T1/E1 WAN
Cisco serial (1T)
Cisco Smart serial
(2T)
Cisco 1900 Series Hardware Installation
5-2
Ports and Cabling, page 5-2
Connection Procedures and Precautions, page 5-3
document, which is available online.
summarizes some typical WAN and LAN connections for Cisco 1941 routers.
Cisco Modular Access Router Cable Specifications
WAN and LAN Connections
Port Type, Color
RJ-45, yellow
RJ-48C
60-pin D-sub, blue CSU/DSU and serial
Cisco Smart
compact
connector, blue
Chapter 5 Cable Connection Procedures for Cisco 1900 Series Routers
Table 5-1 are also described in detail in the following documents:
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Connected to:
Ethernet switch or hub.
T1 or E1 network or
CSU/DSU.
network or equipment.
CSU/DSU and serial
network or equipment.
For WIC-2T and WIC-2A/S
only.
Cisco Modular Access
Cable
Crossover to connect to a
router
Straight-through to connect
to a switch
RJ-48 T1/E1
straight-through (Crossover
to connect to a PBX or any
other equipment)
Cisco serial transition cable
that matches the signaling
protocol (EIA/TIA-232,
EIA/TIA-449, V.35, X.21,
or EIA/TIA-530) and the
serial port operating mode
(DTE or DCE).
Refer to the
Cisco Modular
Access Router Cable
document for
Specifications
information about selecting
these cables.
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