Chapter 2: System hardware
Ethernet cabling
Drop cable tester
The drop cable tester is an optional item for testing the resistances between the RJ45 pins of the
drop cable
(Figure
19). Order it by completing the order form on the support website (see
Contacting Cambium Networks
on page 1).
Figure 19 Drop cable tester
Indoor Cat5e cable
To connect the PSU to network terminating equipment, use indoor Cat5e cable. The ODU network
connection implements automatic MDI/MDI-X sensing and pair swapping, allowing connection to
networking equipment that requires cross-over cables (MDI-X networks) or straight-through cables
(MDI Networks).
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