1. Installation2600-A2-GN20-40 March 2005 1-3Cables RequiredTable 1-1 shows all the cables that may be required for your installation.Table 1-1. Cable DescriptionsConnector Name Connector and Cable For Connecting . . .DSL PORTS 1–24POTS 1–2450-pin RJ21X Telco-typestraight connector and 50-wirecable. Two cables required, onefor DSL and one for POTS (ifused).Up to 24 DSL ports to MainDistribution Frame, punchdownblock, or splitters.Up to 24 POTS splitter ports toMain Distribution Frame orpunchdown block.Port 3GigESFP Transceiver An upstream BitStorm 2600 to adownstream BitStorm 2600, or adownstream BitStorm 2600 to anupstream BitStorm 2600 ornetwork.Port 31000BT8-position modular plug and8-wire Category 5 or betterunshielded twisted pair (UTP)cable.Port 2 10/100BT 8-position modular plug and8-wire Category 5 or betterunshielded twisted pair (UTP)cable.Port 1 10/100BT 8-position modular plug and8-wire Category 5 or betterunshielded twisted pair (UTP)cable.A Network Management System(NMS) over a Local AreaNetwork (LAN) employing10BaseT or 100BaseT.T1/E1 Ports 1–8 From one to eight 8-positionmodular plug and 8-wireCategory 5 or better unshieldedtwisted pair (UTP) cables.A BitStorm 2600 to a T1/E1bridged PPP or MLPPP uplinkinterface.CONSOLE DB9 plug connector andshielded cable. The other connectordepends on the serial port onyour terminal or PC, butnormally is a DB9 socket. The other connectordepends on the serial port onyour modem, but normally isa DB25 plug. A null modem(crossover) cable is required.The BitStorm 2600 to one of thefollowing: A terminal or a PC with aterminal emulation program,or A modem.ALARM 5-position terminal block andshielded, twisted-pair cable.The BitStorm 2600 to an alarmsystem.