Switch User Manual

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C ABLES
Cable Specifications
Cable Types and Specifications
Cable Type Max. Length Connector
10BASE-T
2-pair Cat. 3 or better 100-ohm
UTP
100 m (328 ft)
RJ-45
100BASE-TX
2-pair Cat. 5 or better 100-ohm
UTP
100 m (328 ft) RJ-45
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Pin Assignments
Caution: DO NOT plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port.
Use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors that
conform with FCC standards.
Use unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) or shielded twisted-pair (STP) cable for
RJ-45 connections: 100-ohm Category 3 or better cable for 10 Mbps
connections or 100-ohm Category 5 or better cable for 100 Mbps
connections. Also be sure that the length of any twisted-pair connection
does not exceed 100 meters (328 feet).
Because all ports on this switch support automatic MDI/MDI-X
operation, you can use straight-through cables for all network connections
to PCs or servers, or to other switches or hubs. In straight-through cable,
pins 1, 2, 3, and 6, at one end of the cable, are connected straight through
to pins 1, 2, 3 and 6 at the other end of the cable.