Installation guide

Chapter 1: Overview
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The MDI and MDI-X settings do not apply when the ports are operating at
1000 Mbps.
Maximum
Distance
The ports have a maximum operating distance of 100 meters (328 feet).
Power Over
Ethernet
The 10/100/1000Base-T ports on the AT-8100L/8POE, AT-8100S/24POE
and AT-8100S/48POE Switches do not support PoE.
Cable
Requirements
The cable requirements of the ports are given in Table 8.
Port Pinouts Refer to Table 26 on page 111 and Table 27 on page 112 for the port
pinouts of the 10/100/1000Base-T twisted pair ports.
Table 8. Twisted Pair Cable for the 10/100/1000Base-T Ports
Cable Type 10Mbps 100Mbps 1000Mbps
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Category 3 shielded
or unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 16 MHz.
Yes Yes No
Standard TIA/EIA 568-A-
compliant Category 5 or 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
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Category 6 or 6a
shielded cabling.
Yes Yes Yes