Connecting The Switch; Switch To End Node - D-Link DES-3624 Series User Manual

Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User's Guide
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This chapter describes how to connect the Switch to your
Ethernet network.

Switch to End Node

End nodes include PCs outfitted with a 10, 100 or 10/100
Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Network Interface Card
(NIC) and most routers. The RJ-45 UTP ports on NICs and
most routers are MDI-II. When using a normal straight-through
cable, an MDI-II port must connect to an MDI-X port.
An end node can be connected to the Switch via a two-pair
Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight cable (be sure to use
Category 5 UTP or STP cabling for 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
connections). The end node should be connected to any of the
twenty-two ports (1x - 22x) of the Switch or to either of the two
100BASE-TX ports on the front-panel module that came
preinstalled on the Switch. An end node should not be
connected to an Uplink port (unless using a crossover cable),
and if the top Uplink port is in use, Port 1x must remain
vacant; if the bottom Uplink port is in use, Port 2x cannot be
used.

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