Ap Cable Requirement; Installation Hardware And Tools - Nortel WLAN 2300 Series Installation And Configuration Manual

40 Installing and connecting a WSS
Table 8: 10/100 Ethernet Straight-Through Pin Signals (continued)
WSS
Pin
6
7
8

AP cable requirement

Use a straight-through Ethernet cable to connect an AP directly to a WSS or indirectly through another device.
1000BASETX Gigabit Ethernet cable wiring
Use Cat-5 Enhanced (Cat-5E) or better cable. 1000BASE-TX uses all 8 wires in the cable. The wiring can be
straight-through or crossover. The port automatically configures its pin signals accordingly.
Note.
PoE is not supported on 1000BASE-TX links. All wires in the cable are used for
data.

Installation hardware and tools

Caution!
that the mechanical load on the device is evenly distributed. For example, make sure the
switch is level in the equipment rack, is evenly fastened by screws on either side, and does
not have a heavy object resting on one side of the switch.
NN47250-301 (320656-D Version 01.02)
Other Device
Function Pin
TD- 6
PoE- 7
PoE- 8
To reduce the risk of equipment damage, make sure the WSS is installed so
Function
RD-
PoE-
PoE-