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Cisco 827 and SOHO 77 Routers Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 2 Installation
Installing the Router
Table 2-3 lists the Ethernet devices you can connect to Cisco 827H and SOHO 77H routers, the
connections for each device, and the settings of the router TO HUB/TO PC button (the default setting is
IN).
Table 2-3 Ethernet Device Connections for Cisco 827H and SOHO 77H Routers
Network Device
Connected to Router Router Port
Ethernet Cable
Type
1
1. Cisco provides a yellow straight-through cable. You provide crossover or additional straight-through cables. For cable
specifications, see Appendix A, “Specifications and Cables.”
Router TO
HUB/TO PC
Button Setting
Network
Device
Button
Setting
2
2. Hub vendors choose different names for the button that controls the cable selection. This table uses the
Cisco 1528 Micro Hub 10/100 with an MDI/MDI-X button as an example. Determine the button name and setting for your
particular hub. See your hub documentation for details.
Hub with equivalent to
router TO HUB/TO PC
button
ETHERNET port 4 Straight-through IN MDI (IN)
Hub with equivalent to
router TO HUB/TO PC
button
ETHERNET port 4 Straight-through OUT MDI-X
(OUT)
Hub without equivalent
to router TO HUB/TO
PC button
ETHERNET port 4 Straight-through OUT MDI-X
(OUT)
Server, PC, or
workstation
ETHERNET port 4 Straight-through OUT –
Hub with equivalent to
router TO HUB/TO PC
button
ETHERNET port 1, 2, 3 Crossover N/A MDI (IN)
Hub with equivalent to
router TO HUB/TO PC
button
ETHERNET port 1, 2, 3 Straight-through N/A MDI-X
(OUT)
Hub without equivalent
to router TO HUB/TO
PC button
ETHERNET port 1, 2, 3 Crossover N/A MDI-X
(OUT)
Server, PC, or
workstation
ETHERNET port 1, 2, 3 Straight-through N/A –