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 802.3at PoE+ Switch. The port will automatically run

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

negotiation with the connected device.

Cabling

Each 10/100BASE-TX port and 10/100/1000BASE-T port uses RJ45 sockets --

similar to 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 connect to the 802.3at PoE+ Switch 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.