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Grounded Equipment Warning | 282
Connect the PTX10004 to External Devices
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Connect a PTX10004 Router to a Network for Out-of-Band Management | 152
Connect a PTX10004 Router to a Management Console | 153
You can manage the PTX10004 router by using the two management ports on the Routing and Control
board (RCB) for out-of-band management or through the console port on the RCB. To connect a PTX10004
router to external management devices, read to the following sections.
Connect a PTX10004 Router to a Network for Out-of-Band Management
You can monitor and manage a PTX10004 using a dedicated management channel. Each PTX10004 RCB
has two management ports: a 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 port for copper connections and a 1GbE small
form-factor pluggable (SFP) port for fiber connections. Use the management ports to connect the RCB to
a network for out-of-band management.
NOTE:
You cannot use the management ports to perform the initial configuration of the
PTX10004. You must configure the management ports before you can successfully connect to
the PTX10004 using these ports. See
page
154.
Ensure that you have an appropriate cable available. See
PTX10004" on page 112
To connect a PTX10004 to a network for out-of-band management (see
1. Connect one end of the cable to one of the two management ports (labeled MGNT) on one of the
RCBs.
"Perform the Initial Configuration for the PTX10004" on
and
"Connect a PTX10004 Router to a Management Console" on page
"Management Port Connector Pinouts for the
Figure 65 on page
152
153.
153):
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