Connecting The Mx960 Router To A Network For Out-Of-Band Management - Juniper MX960 Hardware Manual

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 125: Ethernet Port
Figure 126: Routing Engine Ethernet Cable Connector
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(Figure 121 on page 358
Figure 120 on page 358
shows the connector) into the ETHERNET
shows the port.
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