How To Connect To Twisted-Pair Copper Ports; Copper Cabling Guidelines; Table 5: Maximum Twisted-Pair Copper Cable Lengths - Edge-Core ECS4510-12PD Installation Manual

Chapter 5
| Port Connections

How to Connect to Twisted-Pair Copper Ports

How to Connect to Twisted-Pair Copper Ports
Copper Cabling
Guidelines
The RJ-45 ports on the switch support automatic MDI/MDI-X pinout configuration,
which enables you to use standard straight-through twisted-pair cables to connect
to any other network device (PCs, servers, switches, routers, or hubs).
The connection requires an unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) or shielded twisted-pair
(STP) cable with RJ-45 connectors at both ends.

Table 5: Maximum Twisted-Pair Copper Cable Lengths

Cable Type
1000BASE-T
Category 5, 5e, or 6 100-ohm UTP or STP
100BASE-TX
Category 5 or better 100-ohm UTP or STP
10BASE-T
Category 3 or better 100-ohm UTP
To ensure proper operation when installing the switch into a network, make sure
that the current cables are suitable for 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 1000BASE-T
operation. Check the following criteria against the current installation of your
network:
Cable type: Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or shielded twisted pair (STP) cables with
RJ-45 connectors; Category 5, 5e or better cable for 1000BASE-T connections,
Category 5 or better for 100BASE-TX connections, and Category 3 or better for
10BASE-T connections.
Note: If the switch receives its DC input power using PoE then IEEE 802.3at-2009
PoE specifications require Category 5 or better cabling.
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Protection from radio frequency interference emissions
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Electrical surge suppression
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Separation of electrical wires (switch related or other) and electromagnetic
fields from data based network wiring
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Safe connections with no damaged cables, connectors or shields
Maximum Cable Length
100 m (328 ft)
100 m (328 ft)
100 m (328 ft)
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Connector
RJ-45
RJ-45
RJ-45