3. Making Network Connections
3.1 Network Switched Ports
There are five ports on the switch for connection to five LAN segments.
Each segment is an independent shared network in one collision-domain.
TP Port 1-4 (MDI-X jacks)
Five 10/100BASE-TX switched ports
Each port consists of one RJ-45 connector and is used for connection
to either a 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX device. The RJ-45 connectors
are fixed MDI-X jacks, which are designed with internal crossover
function. It allows a connection to an end station using
straight-through UTP cable.
MDI Jack support for Port 5
One additional push button is provided for Port 5 to switch MDI-X or
MDI. It is useful when using Port 5 as an uplink port and using
straight-through UTP cable for the connection to any device.
Pin Definition
RJ-45
MDI-X
4,5,7,8
MDI
4,5,7,8
1
RX+
2
RX-
3
TX+
6
TX-
NC
1
TX+
2
TX-
3
RX+
6
RX-
NC
MDI-X
MDI
Port 1-4
(Push Button Setting)
ˇ
N/A
-8-
Port 5
ˇ
ˇ