Specifications

Connecting
5.1 Ports
SCALANCE X-400 BA
Operating Instructions, 03/2009, C79000-G8976-C186-07
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Two FastConnect cable types are available, the eight-wire IE FC standard cable 4x2 and the
four-wire IE FC standard cable 2x2.
The diameter of the IE FC standard cable 4x2 does not allow connection to an RJ-45 plug so
that only the IE FC standard cable 2x2 as a four-wire cable is suitable for RJ-45 plugs. This
means that the maximum transmission rate is 100 Mbps.
The flexible eight-wire patch cable (TP cord) for gigabit transmission allows a maximum
cable length of 10 m.
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Figure 5-5 FastConnect cabling
A TP cord (1 Gbps)
B IE FC standard cable 2x2 (100 Mbps)
Connecting TP cord to FC cable
To connect TP Cord to FC cables, two IE FC RJ-45 modular outlet insert types are available:
● IE FC RJ-45 modular outlet insert 1GE
1 RJ-45 jack with 4x2 wire cable for 1 Gbps
● IE FC RJ-45 modular outlet insert 2FE
2 RJ-45 jacks each with 2x2 wire cable for 100 Mbps
With the IE FC RJ-45 modular outlet insert 1GE, the eight-wire FastConnect cable allows a
transmission rate of 1 Gbps.