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Cable Specifications for Routing Engine Management Interfaces

For management and service operations, you connect the Routing Engine to an external console or management network through ports on the craft interface. For information about the ports, see Routing Engine Interface Ports and Status Indicators.

Table 13 lists the specifications for the cables that connect to management ports.

Table 13: Cable Specifications for Routing Engine Management Interfaces

Port	Cable Specification	Cable/Wire Supplied	Maximum Length	Router Receptacle
Routing Engine console or auxiliary interface	RS-232 (EIA-232) serial	One 6-ft (1.83-m) length with DB-9/DB-9 connectors	6 ft (1.83 m)	DB-9 male
Routing Engine Ethernet interface	Category 5 cable or equivalent suitable for 100BaseT operation	One 15-ft (4.57-m) length with RJ-45/RJ-45 connectors	328 ft (100 m)	RJ-45 autosensing

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