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Connecting to the Network

2-14 Installation

5. WhenyouarereadytobeginconfiguringtheG‐SeriesEthernetswitch,usetheproceduresin

“CompletingtheInstallation”onpage 2‐20topowerontheswitchandbootthesoftware.You

willperforminitialsetupbyenteringCLIcommandsonthe managementconsole.

Foradescriptionofhowto

usetheCLIanddescriptionsofalltheCLIcommands,refertothe

EnterasysG‐SeriesCLIReference.

Connecting to the USB Console Port

InadditiontoitsRJ45consoleport,theG‐Seriesswitchalsosupportsconsoleoperationthrougha

USBconsoleport.Toconnect,youwillneedthefollowinguser‐suppliedcomponents:

•USBTypeAtoMini‐USBcable

•Thirdpartydevicedriverdownloadedfrom:

http://www.silabs.com/tgwWebApp/public/web_content/products/Microcontrollers/USB/en/

mcu_vcp.htm

Connecting to the Network

ThefollowingprocedurescoverthecableconnectionsfromthenetworkorotherdevicestotheG‐

SeriesEthernetswitchIOMportsanduplinkports.

• ConnectingUTPCablestoRJ45Portsonpage 2‐14

• InstallingOptionalSFP/XFPonpage 2‐17

• ConnectingFiber‐OpticCablestoSFP/XFPPortsonpage 2‐19

Connecting UTP Cables to RJ45 Ports

RJ4510000BASE‐TXfrontpanelportsontheG3G124‐24andG3G124‐24PbaseunitsandG3G‐

24TXIOMsupportAutoMDIX,whichmeansthatyoucanusestraight‐throughorcrossover

twistedpaircabling.

Table 2-3 RJ45 to DB9 Adapter Pinout

Signal RJ45 Pin DB9 Pin

Receive (RX) 1 2

Transmit (TX) 4 3

Ground (GRD) 5 5

RJ45 Connector (Female)

81

Pins

DB9 Connector (Female)

Pins

15

69

Note: Before connecting a PC into the G-Series USB console port, you must download to the PC

and install a third party driver located at

http://www.silabs.com/tgwWebApp/public/web_content/products/Microcontrollers/USB/en/

mcu_vcp.htm.

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