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Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User's Guide
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ONNECTING
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WITCH
This chapter describes how to connect the Switch to your Ethernet
network.
Switch to End Node
End nodes include PCs outfitted with a 10, 100 or 10/100 Mbps RJ-45
Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) and most
routers. The RJ-45 UTP ports on NICs and most routers are MDI-II.
When using a normal straight-through cable, an MDI-II port must
connect to an MDI-X port.
An end node can be connected to the Switch via a two-pair Category
3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight cable (be sure to use Category 5 UTP or
STP cabling for 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet connections). The end node
should be connected to any of the twenty-two ports (1x - 22x) of the
Switch or to either of the two 100BASE-TX ports on the front-panel
module that came preinstalled on the Switch. An end node should not
be connected to an Uplink port (unless using a crossover cable), and if
the top Uplink port is in use, Port 1x must remain vacant; if the
bottom Uplink port is in use, Port 2x cannot be used.
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Connecting The Switch
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