or crossover cable.
A. Using straight cable
When using straight cable, the connection can be made
from the uplink (MDI-II) port of the Switch to any port
of the Hub.
B. Using crossover cable
When using crossover cable, the connection can be
made from any port of the Switch to any port of the
Hub.
Switch to Switch (or other Ethernet device)
The Switch can be connected to another switch or
other Ethernet device (routers, bridges, etc.) via a two-
pair Category 5 UTP/STP straight or crossover cable.
A. Using straight cable
When using straight cable, this is done from the
uplink (MDI-II) port of the Switch (Switch A) to any of
the MDI-X port of the other switch (switch B) or other
device.
B. Using crossover cable
When using crossover cable, the connection is made
from any MDI-X port of the Switch (Switch A) to any of
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