Ethernet Connections; Fast Ethernet Connections - Cisco 7000 Series Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

Connecting Interface Cables

Ethernet Connections

An Ethernet transceiver or MAU should already be connected to your network. Connect each
Ethernet port on the EIP to an Ethernet transceiver with a transceiver cable, or to an attachment unit
with an attachment unit interface (AUI). Figure 3-9 shows an example of a typical connection. Some
transceivers connect directly to the Ethernet port on the EIP (usually the 10BaseT type) and do not
require an interface cable.
On each EIP port, slide the metal bracket up over two posts on the cable connector, or tighten the
thumbscrews to secure the cable in the port and provide strain relief. For descriptions of the
connection equipment and connector locks, refer to the section "Ethernet Connection Equipment"
in the chapter "Preparing for Installation."
Figure 3-9
EIP

Fast Ethernet Connections

For an MII connection, a 100BaseT transceiver or MAU should already be connected to your
network. The RJ-45 connection does not require an external transceiver. On a single 100BaseT port
adapter, you can use either the RJ-45 connection or the MII connection. If you have two 100BaseT
port adapters on your FEIP, you can use the RJ-45 connection on one and the MII connection on the
other. RJ-45 and MII cables are not available from Cisco Systems.
If you have RJ-45 connections, attach the Category 5 UTP cable directly to the RJ-45 port on the
FEIP. (See Figure 3-10.) If you have MII connections, attach an MII cable directly to the MII port
on the FEIP or attach a 100BaseT or 100BaseF transceiver, with the media appropriate to your
application, to the MII port on the FEIP. Attach the network end of your RJ-45 or MII cable to your
100BaseT or 100BaseF transceiver, switch, hub, repeater, DTE, or whatever external 100BaseT
equipment you have.
Figure 3-10
3-14 Cisco 7010 Hardware Installation and Maintenance
Ethernet Connections
AUI or transceiver cable
To network
Fast Ethernet Connections
MAU or
Ethernet
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