Installation guide

Connecting to the Network
2-16 Installation
Connecting to the USB Console Port
InadditiontoitsRJ45consoleport,theG‐Seriesswitchalsosupportsconsoleoperationthrougha
USBconsoleport.Toconnect,youwillneedthefollowinguser‐suppliedcomponents:
•USBTypeAtoMini‐USBcable
•Thirdpartydevicedriver
Connecting to the Network
ThefollowingprocedurescoverthecableconnectionsfromthenetworkorotherdevicestotheG‐
SeriesEthernetswitchIOMportsanduplinkports.
•“ConnectingUTPCablestoRJ45Ports”onpage 2 ‐16
•“InstallingOptionalSFP/XFP”onpage 2‐19
•“ConnectingFiber‐OpticCablestoSFP/XFPPorts”onpage 2‐21
Connecting UTP Cables to RJ45 Ports
RJ4510/100/1000frontpanelportsontheG3G124‐24andG3G124‐24PbaseunitsandG3G24TX
IOMsupportAutoMDIX,whichmeansthatyoucanusestraight‐throughorcrossovertwisted
paircabling.
ToconnecttwistedpairsegmentstotheG‐Series,refertoFigure 2‐5onpage 2‐17andproceed
as
follows:
1. Ensurethatthedevicetobeconnectedattheotherendofthesegm entispoweredon.
2. ConnectthetwistedpairsegmenttotheG‐SeriesbyinsertingtheRJ45connectoronthe
twistedpairsegmentintothedesiredRJ45port.
Note: Before connecting a PC into the G-Series USB console port, you must download to the PC
and install a third party driver, the VCP Driver Kit, located at
https://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx
Note: All RJ45 front panel and IOM ports support Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
cabling with an impedance between 85 and 111 ohms. Category 3 cabling may be used if the
connection is going to be used only for 10 Mbps.