User guide

Cables and Pinouts
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connecting to devices that support automatic MDI/MDI-X pinout configuration, you
can use either straight-through or crossover cable.
Straight-Through Wiring
Because the 10/100 Mbps Input port on the power injector uses an MDI pin
configuration, you must use “straight-through” cable for network connections to hubs
or switches that only have MDI-X ports. However, if the device to which you are
connecting supports automatic MDI/MDI-X operation, you can use either
“straight-through” or “crossover” cable.
Crossover Wiring
Because the 10/100 Mbps port on the power injector uses an MDI pin configuration,
you must use “crossover” cable for network connections to PCs, servers or other
end nodes that only have MDI ports. However, if the device to which you are
10/100BASE-TX MDI-X and MDI Port Pinouts
Pin MDI-X Signal Name MDI Signal Name
1 Receive Data plus (RD+) Transmit Data plus (TD+)
2 Receive Data minus (RD-) Transmit Data minus (TD-)
3 Transmit Data plus (TD+) Receive Data plus (RD+)
6 Transmit Data minus (TD-) Receive Data minus (RD-)
4,5,7,8 Not used Not used
Note: The “+” and “-” signs represent the polarity of the wires that make up each wire pair.
White/Orange Stripe
Orange
White/Green Stripe
Green
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
EIA/TIA 568B RJ-45 Wiring Standard
10/100BASE-TX Straight-through Cable
End A
End B
Blue
White/Blue Stripe
Brown
White/Brown Stripe