Ports And Cabling; Connection Procedures And Precautions - Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Ports and Cabling

Warning
Warning
Ports and Cabling
The connections summarized here are also described in detail in the document on Cisco.com: Cisco Modular
Access Cable Specifications
Table 10: WAN, LAN, and Voice Connections
Port or Connection Port Type, Color
Ethernet RJ-45, yellow
T1/E1 WANxCE1T1-PRI RJ-48C/CA81ARJ-48S, tan
T3/DS3/E3 WAN BNC connector
Cisco serial 60-pin D-sub, blue
Cisco Smart serial Cisco Smart compact
connector, blue
Gigabit Ethernet SFP, LC, color according to
optical optical wavelength
Gigabit Ethernet SFP, RJ-45
copper
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Cable color codes are specific to Cisco cables.
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See the Cisco Modular Access Router Cable Specifications document for information about choosing these cables.

Connection Procedures and Precautions

• Connect each WAN and LAN to the appropriate connector on the chassis or on a network module or
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For connections outside the building where the equipment is installed, the following ports must be
connected through an approved network termination unit with integral circuit protection, LAN, PoE.
Statement 1044.
Avoid using or servicing any equipment that has outdoor connections during an electrical storm. There
may be a risk of electric shock from lightning. Statement 1088.
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Connection:
Ethernet hub or Ethernet switch
T1 or E1 networkExternal T1 CSU
or other T1 equipment
T3 network, CSU/DSU, or other
T3/DS3 equipment
CSU/DSU and serial network or
equipment
CSU/DSU and serial network or
equipment
1000BASE-SX, -LX, -LH, -ZX,
-CWDM
1000BASE-T
interface card.
Install and Connect
Cable
Category 5 or higher Ethernet
RJ-48 T1/E1RJ-48S to RJ-48S
TERJ-48S to RJ-48S NTRJ-48S to
RJ-48S T1RJ-48S to bareRJ-48S to
BNCRJ-48S to twinaxial cableRJ-48S
to DB-15RJ-48S to DB-15 null
75-ohm coaxial cable
Cisco serial transition cable that
matches the signaling protocol
(EIA/TIA-232, EIA/TIA-449, V.35,
X.21, or EIA-530) and the serial port
operating mode (DTE or DCE).
Optical fiber as specified on applicable
data sheet
Category 5, 5e, 6 UTP
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