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Cisco 860 Series and Cisco 880 Series Integrated Services Routers Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 3 Connecting the Router
Connecting an External Ethernet Switch
Connecting an External Ethernet Switch
If more than four PCs in an office must be connected to each other, you can add Ethernet connections to
the router by connecting an external Ethernet switch to the router’s Ethernet switch.
To connect an external Ethernet switch to an Ethernet switch port on the router, perform the following
steps:
Step 1 Connect one end of the yellow Ethernet cable to an Ethernet switch port on the router.
Figure 3-3 shows a Cisco 888W router connected to an Ethernet switch.
Figure 3-3 Connecting to an Ethernet Switch
Step 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the available port on the Ethernet switch to add additional Ethernet
connections.
Step 3 Turn on the Ethernet switch.
1 Ethernet switch port on the router 2 Available port on the external Ethernet switch
3 Yellow Ethernet cable, RJ-45–to–CAT-5,
connecting to an external Ethernet switch
port.
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