Hardware Installation - Planet FSD-1008HP User 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 FSD-
1008HP. The port will automatically run in 10Mbps, 20Mbps, 100Mbps or 200Mbps
after the negotiation with the connected device.
 Cabling
Each of the 10/100BASE-TX ports uses RJ45 sockets -- similar to the phone jacks
-- for connection of un-shielded twisted-pair cable (UTP). The IEEE 802.3/802.3u
Fast Ethernet standard requires Category 5 UTP for 100Mbps 100BASE-TX.
10BASE-T networks can use Cat.3, 4, 5 or 6 UTP (see table below). Maximum
distance is 100 meters (328 feet).
Port Type
10BASE-T
100BASE-TX
Any Ethernet devices like hubs/PCs can be connected to the FSD-1008HP by using
straight-through wires. The whole 10/100Mbps ports are auto-MDI/MDI-X that can
be used on straight-through or crossover cable.
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Cable Type
Cat.3, 4, 5, 2-pair
Cat.5, 5e UTP, 4-pair
Connector
RJ45
RJ45