4 About IP390 Appliance Network Interface Cards
42 IP390 Security Platform Installation Guide
In the following figure, the RJ-45 cable output connector is numbered from right to left, with the
copper pins facing up and toward you.
Figure 14 Copper Gigabit Ethernet Cable Connector Pin Assignments
To connect directly to a host, use an RJ-45 crossover cable wired as the following figure shows.
Figure 15 Gigabit Ethernet Crossover Cable Pin Connections
To connect the IP390 appliance to other network components, you can order appropriate adapter
cables separately from a cable vendor of your choice.
Two-Port Fiber-Optic Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface
Card
All NICs installed in an IP390 are installed into slots on the appliance. Gigabit Ethernet NICs
can occupy any of the slots or subslots in an appliance that other NICs do not occupy.
00270
Pin#
Gigabit
Ethernet
Assignment
10/100 Mbps
Assignment
1BI_DA+ TX
2BI_DA- TX
3BI_DB+ RX
4
BI_DC+
5
BI_DC-
6BI_DB- RX
7 BI_DD+
8 BI_DD-
81
00020
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8