3Com 3C13755-US - Router 5642 Installation Manual page 16

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HAPTER NTRODUCING
Features
Front Panel and LEDs
Cables
R 5012 SIC
OUTER S
Table 11 lists features of the 1-port 10/100 BASE-T SIC.
Table 11 Features of the 1-Port 10/100 BASE-T SIC
Feature
Connector type
Interface type
Number of connector
Cable type
Operating mode
Full- duplex/half-duplex
Ethernet_II
IEEE 802.2
Supported network protocol
Novell IPX
Figure 10 illustrates the front panel of the 1-port 10/100 BASE-T SIC.
Figure 10 Front Panel of the 1-Port 10/100 BASE-T SIC
Table 12 lists the status descriptions of the 1-port 10/100 BASE-T SIC LEDs.
Table 12 1-Port 10/100 BASE-T SIC LEDs
LINK
ACT
3Com recommends that you use category-5 twisted pair cable to connect the
10BASE-T /100BASE-TX Ethernet interface to the Ethernet, as shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11 Ethernet Cable
Ethernet cables are grouped into two types; standard network cables and
crossover cables:
Standard network cable, or straight-through cable — The wire sequences of
the twisted pair cable are terminated by RJ-45 connectors at both ends, which
are identical. This cable connects the terminals, such as PCs and routers, to
Description
RJ-45
MDI
1
Standard Ethernet cable
10/100BASE-T Mbps autosensing
Supported frame format
Ethernet_SNAP
IEEE 802.3
IP
Off: The link is not connected.
Yellow: The link is connected.
Off: No data is being transmitted.
Flashing yellow: Data is being Transmitted.