MSBR Series 45 Mediant 800 MSBR
Hardware Installation Manual 6. Cabling the Device
6.5 Analog Interfaces
This section describes how to connect the device to analog equipment.
6.5.1 Connecting FXS Interfaces
The procedure below describes how to cable the device's FXS interfaces.
Warnings:
• The device is an INDOOR unit and therefore, must be installed only indoors.
• Ensure that the FXS ports are connected to the appropriate, external devices;
otherwise, damage to the device may occur.
• FXS ports are considered TNV-2.
Notes:
• FXS interface is a customer-ordered item.
• FXS is the interface replacing the Exchange (i.e., the CO or the PBX) and connects to
analog telephones, dial-up modems, and fax machines. The FXS is designed to
supply line voltage and ringing current to these telephone devices. An FXS VoIP
device interfaces between the analog telephone devices and the Internet.
Cable specification:
Cable: Standard straight-through RJ-11 telephone cable
Connector: RJ-11
Connector Pinouts:
Figure 6-12: RJ-11 Connector Pinouts for FXS Interface
To connect the FXS interfaces:
1. Connect one end of an RJ-11 cable to the FXS port (labeled FXS).
Figure 6-13: Connecting FXS Interfaces
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the required telephone interface (e.g., fax
machine, dial-up modem, and analog POTS telephone).