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Figure 1-5 Basic Appearance of the 7200-CM1
Figure 1-6 Basic Appearance of the 7200-CM2
Figure 1-7 Basic Appearance of the 7200-CM3
Figure 1-8 Basic Appearance of the 7200-CM4
1. Interface
The 7200 Control Modules provides three interfaces:
USB interface: By connecting the USB interface, USB storage devices can keep logs,
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host versions, alarms and other diagnosis information, thus facilitating online upgrade
of switch software and log information keeping.
Console port: As the serial communication port, it uses the RS-232 interface level and
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uses s tandard RJ45 connector. T his por t i s used to c onnect t he s erial p ort of t he
background t erminal c omputer f or s uch t asks as s ystem debug , c onfiguration,
maintenance, management, and host software load.
10/100M MGMT port: As the 10/100BASE-T Ethernet port, it uses the RJ-45 connector.
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This por t c an be us ed t o connect t he E thernet p ort of t he bac kground c omputer f or
program l oading. I t c an a lso be us ed t o c onnect t he eq uipment s uch as r emote N M
workstation f or r emote management of t he e quipment. When i t i s c onnected t o t he
Ethernet port of t he b ackground c omputer, t he s tandard ne twork c able s uffices. F or
remote management of the equipment, you can use standard network cable to connect
it to the HUB or switch, from which it is further connected to the NM workstation on the
LAN. You can use the standard network cable to connect it to the router, from which it is
further connected to the NM workstation on the WAN.
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In t he s ystem, t here m ust be at least one 7200 Control Module f or t he
system t o w ork nor mally. However, you are r ecommended t o c onfigure
this module for both slots for higher reliability.
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