User's Manual

3. Hardware Installation

Start up

Please refer to the following for your cabling:

 10/100/1000BASE-T

All 10/100/1000BASE-T ports come with auto-negotiation capability. They

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

only need to plug a working network device into one of the 10/100/1000BASE-T

ports, and then turn on the GSD-1008HP. The port will automatically run

at 10Mbps, 20Mbps, 100Mbps, 200Mbps, 1000Mbps or 2000Mbps after the

negotiation with the connected device.

 Cabling

Each of the 10/100/1000BASE-T ports uses 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 GSD-1008HP by using

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

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