Connecting The Acx500 Router To An External Alarm-Reporting Device; Figure 69: Routing Engine Console Cable Connector; Figure 70: Console Connections - Juniper ACX500 Hardware Manual

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Connecting the ACX500 Router to an External Alarm-Reporting Device

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Figure 69: Routing Engine Console Cable Connector

Figure 70: Console Connections

CONSOLE/AUX
port
Installing and Connecting an ACX500 Indoor Router Overview on page 101
General Site Guidelines for ACX Series Routers on page 69
Management Port Connector Pinout Information for ACX500 Routers on page 77
Performing Initial Software Configuration for the ACX500 Router on page 155
Front Panel of an ACX500 Outdoor Router on page 35
Front Panel of an ACX500 Indoor Router on page 33
To connect the router to external alarm-reporting devices, attach wires to the
relay contacts on the front panel of the router. A system condition that triggers the red
or yellow alarm on the router also activates the corresponding alarm relay contact.
The terminal blocks that plug into the alarm relay contacts are supplied with the router.
They accept wire of any gauge between 20 AWG and 14 AWG (0.52 and 2.08 mm
which is not provided. Use the gauge of wire appropriate for the external device you are
connecting.
For the ACX500 outdoor router, see
page 121 topic to know how to access, secure, and weatherproof the router ports.
To connect an external device to an alarm relay contact:
Prepare the required length of wire with gauge between 8 AWG and 14 AWG
1.
2
(0.08 and 2.08 mm .
Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap to your bare wrist, and connect
2.
the strap to one of the ESD points on the chassis.
While the terminal block is not plugged into the relay contact, use a 2.5 mm flat-blade
3.
screwdriver to loosen the small screws on its side. With the small screws on its side
facing left, insert wires into the slots in the front of the block based on the wiring for
the external device. Tighten the screws to secure the wire.
Chapter 15: Connecting the ACX500 to External Devices
Console Server
"Weatherproofing the ACX500 Outdoor Router" on
PC
ALARM
2
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153