User guide

March 2005 Building Your Canopy Network
Through Software Release 6.1
Page 138 of 425 Issue 1
Canopy System User Guide
RJ-45 Pinout for Crossover Ethernet Cable
Pin 1 → white / orange ← Pin 3
Pin 2 → orange ← Pin 6
Pin 3 → white / green ← Pin 1
Pin 4 → blue ← Pin 4
Pin 5 → white / blue ← Pin 5
Pin 6 → green ← Pin 2
Pin 7 → white / brown ← Pin 7
Pin 8 → brown ← Pin 8
Pins 7 and 8 carry power to the modules.
7
8
TX+
TX-
RX+
RX-
3
6
1
4
5
2
7
8
RX+
RX-
TX+
TX-
1
2
3
4
5
6
+V
return
+V
+V
+V
return
Pin PinRJ-45 Crossover
RJ-11 Pinout for Straight-through Sync Cable
An RJ-11 connectors are commonly used to connect a devices to phone lines. The
Canopy system uses a utility cable with RJ-11 connectors between the AP or BH and
synchronization pulse. Presuming CAT 5 cable and 6-pin RJ-11 connectors, the following
diagram shows the wiring of the cable for sync.
Pin
1 → white / orange ← Pin 1
Pin 2 → white / green ← Pin 2
Pin 3 → white / blue ← Pin 3
Pin 4 → green ← Pin 4
Pin 5 → blue ← Pin 5
Pin 6 → orange ← Pin 6
NOTE: The fourth pair is not
used.
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
1-pps
TX+
RX+
1-pps
RX+
TX+
not
used
not
used
not
used
not
used
Pin
PinRJ-11 Straight-Thru
Protective Earth (PE)
(ground)
Protective Earth (PE)
(ground)
16.3 CONFIGURING A POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT LINK FOR TEST
Perform the following steps to begin the test setup.
Procedure 5: Setting up the AP for Quick Start
1. In one hand, securely hold the top (larger shell) of the AP. With the other hand,
depress the lever in the back of the base cover (smaller shell). Remove the base
cover.
2. Plug one end of a CAT 5 Ethernet cable into the AP.
3. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into the jack in the pig tail that hangs
from the power supply.