User's Manual

3. Hardware Installation

Start up

Please refer to the following for your cabling:

 10/100BASE-TX

All 10/100BASE-TX ports come with Auto-Negotiation capability. They automatically

support 100BASE-TX and 10BASE-T networks. Users only need to plug a working

network device into one of the 10/100 BASE-TX ports, and then turn on the FGSW-

2511P. The port will automatically run at 10Mbps, 20Mbps, 100Mbps or 200Mbps

after negotiating with the connected device.

 10/100/1000BASE-T

The 10/100/1000BASE-T port comes with Auto-Negotiation capability, which

automatically supports 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX and 10BASE-T networks. Users

only need to plug a working network device into the 10/100/1000BASE-T port, and

then turn on the PoE+ Switch. The port will automatically run at 10Mbps, 20Mbps,

100Mbps or 200Mbps and 1000Mbps or 2000Mbps after negotiating with the

connected device.

 Cabling

Both 10/100BASE-TX and 10/100/1000BASE-T ports use RJ45 sockets -- similar to

the phone jacks -- for connection of unshielded twisted-pair cable (UTP). The IEEE

802.3/802.3u/802.3ab Fast/Gigabit Ethernet standard requires Category 5 UTP for

100Mbps 100BASE-TX. 10BASE-T networks can use Cat.3, 4, 5 or 1000BASE-T

uses 5/5e/6 UTP (see table below). Maximum distance is 100 meters (328 feet).

Port Type Cable Type Connector

10BASE-T Cat.3, 4, 5, 2-pair RJ45

100BASE-TX Cat.5, 5e UTP, 4-pair RJ45

1000BASE-T Cat.5/5e/6 UTP, 4-pair RJ45

Any Ethernet devices like hubs/PCs can be connected to the FGSW-2511P by using

straight-through wires. The whole 10/100/1000 Mbps ports are auto-MDI/MDI-X

that can be used on straight-through or crossover cable.