Cisco Systems 2140 Welding System User Manual


 
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Cisco Application Deployment Engine (ADE) 2130 and 2140 Series Appliance Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco ADE 2130 and 2140 Series Appliance
Ethernet and Console Port Considerations
Installation progress—Make a copy of the appliance Installation Checklist, and insert it into the Site
Log. Make entries as you complete each task.
Upgrade, removal, and maintenance procedures—Use the Site Log as a record of ongoing appliance
maintenance and expansion history. Each time a task is performed on the appliance, update the Site
Log to reflect the following information:
Installation of new adapter cards
Removal or replacement of adapter cards and other upgrades
Configuration changes
Maintenance schedules and requirements
Maintenance procedures performed
Intermittent problems
Comments and notes
Ethernet and Console Port Considerations
There are two network interface connectors (NIC 1 and NIC 2) on the rear panel of the
Cisco ADE 2130 and 2140 Series appliance. Both ports use unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable. Cisco
recommends at least a Category 5, 5E, or 6 UTP cable. The maximum segment distance is 328 feet (100
meters). The UTP cables look like the cables used for ordinary telephones; however, UTP cables meet
certain electrical standards that telephone cables do not. (See the “Ethernet Port (NIC 1 and NIC 2)”
section on page 1-11 for UTP cabling specifications.)
Note Two additional NIC ports (3 and 4) can be installed on the rear panel with a NIC personality (mezzanine)
card.
The appliance includes an asynchronous serial console port, which provides access to the appliance
locally (using a console terminal). The following sections describe important cabling information to
consider before connecting a console terminal—either an ASCII terminal or a PC running
terminal-emulation software—to the console port. (See the “Serial (Console) Port” section on page 1-12
for serial (console) cabling specifications.)
NIC 1 and NIC 2 (RJ-45) Ethernet Connections
The NIC 1 and NIC 2 connections support 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T standards. The
transmission speed of the Ethernet ports is autosensing by default and is user configurable.
Figure 1-7 on page 1-12 shows the pin orientation of the RJ-45 Ethernet port and the modular cable plug
it accepts.
Serial (Console) Port Connections
The console port on the Cisco ADE 2130 and 2140 Series appliance includes an EIA/TIA-232
asynchronous serial (RJ-45) connector. This serial console connector (port) allows you the capability to
access the appliance locally by connecting a terminal—either a PC running terminal-emulation software
or an ASCII terminal—to the console port.