Installation guide

Chapter 1: Overview
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Maximum
Distance
The ports have a maximum operating distance of 100 meters (328 feet).
Power Over
Ethernet
The 10/100Base-TX ports on the AT-8100S/24POE and AT-8100S/
48POE Switches support Power over Ethernet (PoE), which is a standard
whereby DC power is provided by the switch to network devices over the
network twisted pair cables. The switches support PoE (IEEE 802.3af) and
PoE+ (IEEE 802.3at). For background information, refer to “Power Over
Ethernet” on page 41.
Cable
Requirements
The cable requirements of the ports are given in Table 7.
Port Pinouts Refer to Table 26 on page 111 for the port pinouts of the 10/100Base-TX
twisted pair ports.
Table 7. Twisted Pair Cable Requirements for the 10/100Base-TX Ports
Cable Type
10Mbps 100Mbps
Non-
PoE
PoE PoE+
Non-
PoE
PoE PoE+
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Category 3 shielded
or unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 16 MHz.
Yes No No Yes No No
Standard TIA/EIA 568-A-
compliant Category 5 shielded
or unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 100 MHz.
Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Enhanced Category
5 (Cat 5e) shielded or
unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 100 MHz.
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Category 6 or 6a
shielded cabling.
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes