Huawei Quidway AR 28 Series - Connecting the Router to a LAN

Quidway AR 28 Series Routers Installation Manual Chapter 4 Installation of the Route
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III. Connecting the console cable
Follow these steps to connect the router to a console terminal:
1) Select a console terminal. It can be a standard ASCII terminal with an RS232
serial port, or more commonly, a PC.
2) Power down the router and the console terminal; connect the RS232 serial port on
the console terminal to the console port on the router through the console cable.
3) Verify the connection and power up the devices.
The console terminal shows the startup information of the router if the connection is
correct. For details, refer to section
5.1.3 “Startup Process.”
4.7 Connecting the Router to a LAN
I. Ethernet interface
Quidway AR 28 Series Routers are available with fixed 100Base-TX FE interface(s)
and Ethernet modules/cards for expansion. For more information, refer to the appendix
in Low-End and Mid-Range Series Routers Interface Card and Interface Module
Manual.
The following table describes Ethernet interface attributes.
Table 4-6 Attributes of the Ethernet interface
Attribute Description
Connector RJ-45
Interface MDI
Frame format
Ethernet_II
Ethernet_SNAP
Operating mode
10/100 Mbps auto-sensing
Full duplex/half duplex
 Note:
MDI (media dependent interface is a typical type of Ethernet interface provided by
network adapters.
MDIX is crossover media-dependent interface, which is commonly found on a Hub or
LAN switch.
II. Ethernet cable
100Base-TX Ethernet interfaces usually use category 5 twisted pair cables, as shown
in the following figure: