Cables Connecting the EX 8200 series Switch to Management Devices
Table 1 lists the specifications for the cables that connect the
Switch Fabric and Routing Engine (SRE) module (in an EX 8208 switch)
or the Routing Engine (RE) module (in an EX 8216 switch) to a management
device.
Table 1: Cable
Specifications for Switch-to-Management-Device Connections
Port on SRE Module or RE Module
|
Cable Specification
|
Cable/Wire Supplied
|
Maximum Length
|
Switch Receptacle
|
Console (CON) port
(9600 baud)
|
RS-232 (EIA-232) serial cable
|
One 6-foot (1.83-meter) length with RJ-45/DB-9 connectors
|
6 feet (1.83 meters)
|
RJ-45
|
Management (MGMT) Ethernet port (10/100/1000)
|
Category 5 cable or equivalent suitable for 1000Base-T
operation
|
One 15-foot (4.57-meter) length with RJ-45 connectors
|
328 feet (100 meters)
|
RJ-45 autosensing
|
Updated: 2009-04-09
