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Chapter 6
Installing the Router
Connecting the Serial Port
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About
Before you connect a device to the router serial port, you need to know the following:
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Related Information
For more information about this port, including supported standards and signaling, see the
Hardware Description"
Connecting the USB Ports
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Note
Currently not supported. This hardware feature will be supported in a future software release.
About
You can connect up to two optional USB devices to the router USB ports, which will provide power to
the USB devices. You can also connect USB devices that are powered by an external source, such as an
AC adapter or batteries.
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for the router serial port locations.
Type of device, data terminal equipment (DTE) or data communications equipment (DCE), you are
connecting to the synchronous serial interface
Type of connector, male or female, required to connect to the device
Signaling standard required by the device
You must provide or purchase separately the correct serial cable. The cable does not ship with the
router. Contact your Cisco reseller to purchase the correct cable from Cisco.
The router RS232 interface operates as a DCE; any connection to this interface must be as a DTE.
If you use a DB-9 connector for the serial ports, you must provide an adapter.
You can connect a device to this port while the router is operating normally.
The serial ports are labeled SER 1/1 and SER 1/2.
When connecting the serial ports to devices, you must use cable glands and thread cables through
the chassis cable ports on the router. See the
on page 6-12
for more information.
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Figure 3-21
for USB port locations.
You can connect devices to these ports while the router is operating normally.
"External Connections and Chassis Cable Ports" section
Cisco 1240 Connected Grid Router Hardware Installation Guide
Additional Router Connections
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