Cisco WAVE-574-K9 - Wide Area Virtualization Engine 574 Hardware Installation Manual page 63

Chapter 5 WAVE Inline Network Adapter
Table 5-2
Connection
Switch to switch (no WAVE)
Switch to router (no WAVE)
Router to router (no WAVE)
Switch to WAVE and
WAVE to Router
Switch to WAVE and
WAVE to Switch
Router to WAVE and
WAVE to Router
WAVE to WAVE
Some switches support automatic medium-dependent interface crossover
(MDIX). You can configure MDIX by using the mdix auto global configuration
switch command. If your switch supports MDIX, you do not need to follow these
cabling rules because MDIX automatically adjusts transmit and receive pairs
when an incorrect cable type (crossover or straight-through) is installed on a
10/100 Fast Ethernet port. However, when you configure MDIX, you must also
configure the port to use autosense (not manual selection of speed/duplex).
If you are connecting to Fast Ethernet ports on both the LAN and the WAN sides
Caution
of the WAVE inline appliance, you must consider the types of devices that are
being connected, and you must use the correct cables. You must follow these
cabling instructions for the inline network adapter to work properly. (See
Table
Cabling Examples for Fast Ethernet Connections" section on page
OL-17738-01
Cable Requirements for WAVE Connections Using Gigabit
Ethernet
5-3. For illustrations and examples, see the
Cisco Wide Area Virtualization Engine 574 Hardware Installation Guide
Inline Network Adapter Cabling Requirements
Required Cable
Crossover or straight-through
Crossover or straight-through
Crossover or straight-through
Crossover or straight-through
Crossover or straight-through
Crossover or straight-through
Crossover or straight-through
Crossover or straight-through
Crossover or straight-through
Crossover or straight-through
"Installation Scenarios and
5-8.)
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