Connecting the MX960 Router to Management and Alarm Devices
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Connecting the MX960 Router to a Network for Out-of-Band Management | 358
Connecting the MX960 Router to a Management Console or Auxiliary Device | 359
Connecting an MX960 Router to an External Alarm-Reporting Device | 360
Connecting the MX960 Router to a Network for Out-of-Band Management
To connect the Routing Engine to a network for out-of-band management, connect an Ethernet cable with
RJ-45 connectors to the ETHERNET port on the Routing Engine. One Ethernet cable is provided with the
router. To connect to the ETHERNET port on the Routing Engine:
1. Turn off the power to the management device.
2. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable
port on the Routing Engine.
3. Plug the other end of the cable into the network device.
Figure 120: Ethernet Port
Figure 121: Routing Engine Ethernet Cable Connector
SEE ALSO
(Figure 121 on page 358
Figure 120 on page 358
shows the port.
shows the connector) into the ETHERNET
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