Connecting An Fxs Line - Cisco VG202 Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 3 Installing the Voice Gateway
Procedure
Step 1 Connect the RJ-45 end of a DB-9–to–RJ-45 serial cable to the RJ-45 Console Aux port on the chassis.
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Step 2 Connect the DB-9 end of the RJ-45–to–DB-9 serial cable to the to the COM port on your laptop or PC.
Note
To communicate with the voice gateway, begin a terminal emulator application.
Step 3

Connecting an FXS Line

Use a standard straight-through RJ-11 modular telephone cable to connect a Foreign Exchange Service
(FXS) port to a telephone or fax machine.
Warning This equipment contains a ring signal generator (ringer), which is a source of hazardous voltage. Do
not touch the RJ-11 (phone) port wires (conductors), the conductors of a cable connected to the RJ-11
port, or the associated circuit-board when the ringer is active. The ringer is activated by an incoming
call.
For connections outside the building where the equipment is installed, the following ports must be
Warning
connected through an approved network termination unit with integral circuit protection: FXS.
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Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port
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Some laptops and personal computers do not have DB-9 serial port connectors and may require
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