Cabling Guidelines; Connecting To Pcs, Servers, Hubs And Switches; Figure 4-1 Making Twisted-Pair Connections - SMC Networks SMC TigerStack III SMC6826MPE Installation Manual

Cabling Guidelines

The RJ-45 ports on the switch support automatic MDI/MDI-X pinout
configuration, so you can use standard straight-through twisted-pair cables
to connect to any other network device (PCs, servers, switches, routers, or
hubs).
See Appendix B for further information on cabling.
Caution: Do not plug a normal phone jack connector into an RJ-45

Connecting to PCs, Servers, Hubs and Switches

1. Attach one end of a twisted-pair cable segment to the device's RJ-45
connector.
2.
port. This will damage the switch. Use only twisted-pair cables
with RJ-45 connectors that conform to FCC standards.

Figure 4-1 Making Twisted-Pair Connections

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