Hardware Connection - Surecom EP-824DX-FS User Manual

2.2 Hardware Connection

Power
The power receptacle is located on the rear panel of the switch. The standard power receptacle is
for the AC power cord.
RJ-45 Ports
The Switch contains 24 10BASE-T /
100BASE-TX RJ-45 ports. All of these ports
support automatic MDI/MDI-X
connections to PCs or servers,
auto-negotiation, so the optimum transmission mode
Mbps) can be selected automatically.
See the following section to get more details about connection of RJ-45 ports.
Connecting to PC or Server
You can connect any
on the Switch to a PC via twisted-pair
cablewith RJ-45 plugs at both ends. Use
Category 3, 4 or 5 cable for standard
10MbpsEthernet connections, or Category 5
cable for 100Mbps Fast Ethernet
connections.
Make sure you have installed a
10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX
interface card forconnecting a PC to the
Switch's RJ-45 (MDI-X)
the LAN card, the cable and connectors are properlyattached to the PC and the Switch.
When a attached PC is powered on or reset:
2D
operation, so you can use
or to other switches or hubs. Each of these ports also support
RJ-45 station port
network
station ports. If LEDs don't light afterpowering on the Switch, check if
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straight-through cables for all network
(half or full duplex), and data rate
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
(10 or 100
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