Cisco 7200 Series Overview - Cisco 7200 Series Instructions Manual

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For hardware installation and maintenance information on the Cisco 7200 series routers, refer to
the Cisco 72xx Installation and Configuration Guide that shipped with your router.
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To obtain general information about documentation, refer to the section "Cisco Connection
Online," on page 31, or call Customer Service at 800 553-6387 or 408 526-7208. Customer
Service hours are 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pacific time, Monday through Friday (excluding
Cisco-observed company holidays). You can also send e-mail to cs-rep@cisco.com. You can also
refer to the Cisco Information Packet that shipped with your router.

Cisco 7200 Series Overview

The Cisco 7200 series consists of the four-slot Cisco 7204 and the six-slot Cisco 7206. The
Cisco 7200 series routers support multiprotocol, multimedia routing and bridging with a wide
variety of protocols and any combination of Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Token Ring, Fiber Distributed
Data Interface (FDDI), and serial media. Network interfaces reside on port adapters that provide a
connection between the routers' three Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) buses and external
networks. Port adapters can be placed in any available port adapter slot, in any desired combination.
The front of the Cisco 7200 series routers provides access to an Input/Output (I/O) controller and up
to four or six network interface port adapters. The I/O controller has a local console port for
connecting a data terminal (or data terminal equipment [DTE]) and an auxiliary port for connecting
a modem (or other data communications equipment [DCE]) or other devices for configuring and
managing the router; two Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
slots for Flash memory cards; and an optional Fast Ethernet port. The Fast Ethernet port provides a
100-Mbps connection to the network. Figure 1 shows the Cisco 7204. Figure 2 shows the
Cisco 7206.
Note
show an I/O controller with a Fast Ethernet port.
Figure 1
Port adapter
The I/O controller is available with or without a Fast Ethernet port. Figure 1 and Figure 2
Cisco 7204—Front View
lever
I/O controller
SERIAL-EIA/TIA-232
Fast Ethernet port-
PCMCIA
MII connector
slots
(optional)
Cisco 7200 Series Overview
Port adapters
Cisco 7200
SERIES
ETHERNET-10BFL
FAST ETHERNET INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROLLER
Auxiliary Console
port port
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