Cisco 2500 Series
Cisco Site Preparation Guide
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External Connections for Fixed-Configuration Models
This section contains the external connection requirements for the Cisco 2500 series. The interfaces
available for Cisco 2500 series products vary from model to model.
• Asynchronous serial console and auxiliary ports with RJ-45 connectors.
• Synchronous serial interface with a DB-60 connector. The synchronous serial interface supports
the following standards in DTE and DCE mode: EIA/TIA-232, EIA/TIA-449, V.35, and X.21.
The EIA-530 standard is supported in DTE only.
• Ethernet attachment unit interface (AUI) IEEE 802.3 with a DB-15 connector or 10BaseT with
an RJ-45 connector.
• Token Ring IEEE 802.5 interface with a DB-9 connector or RJ-45 connector.
• ISDN BRI interface with an RJ-45 connector.
• UTP hub ports with RJ-45 connectors.
• The Cisco 2500 series chassis can be mounted in a 19-inch or 24-inch rack, on a wall, or placed
on a desktop.
External Connections for Cisco 2524 and 2525 Modular Routers
Only two Cisco 2500 series models include removable WAN modules: the Cisco 2524 and the
Cisco 2525. The Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 routers provide LAN and WAN access in a modular
router platform. The Cisco 2524 router includes an Ethernet (AUI or 10BaseT) LAN connection, and
the Cisco 2525 router includes a Token Ring (STP or UTP) LAN connection. Both routers can
accommodate up to three WAN modules: two synchronous serial and one ISDN.
The ISDN WAN modules are keyed so that you cannot insert them into the synchronous serial WAN
slots. A blank slot cover is installed over unused slots to ensure proper air flow inside the chassis.
The synchronous serial WAN modules include the following external connectors:
• 2-wire switched 56-kbps digital service unit/channel service unit (DSU/CSU) WAN module with
an RJ-11 connector.
• 4-wire 56/64-kbps DSU/CSU WAN module with an RJ-48S connector.
• Fractional T1/T1 DSU/CSU WAN module with an RJ-48C connector.
• 5-in-1 synchronous serial WAN module with a DB-60 serial connector. The five-in-one
synchronous serial interface supports the following signaling standards: EIA/TIA-232,
EIA/TIA-449, V.35, X.21, and EIA-530.
• The ISDN WAN modules include the following external connectors:
• ISDN BRI WAN module with an RJ-45 connector
• ISDN WAN module, with integrated NT1 device, with an RJ-45 connector
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