Cisco WS-C2950-12 Hardware Installation Manual page 82

Connecting to 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ports
Follow these steps to connect the switch to 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or
1000BASE-T devices:
Caution To prevent electrostatic-discharge (ESD) damage, follow your normal board and
component handling procedures.
When connecting to servers, workstations, and routers, insert a twisted-pair
Step 1
straight-through cable in a front-panel RJ-45 connector, as shown in
Figure
twisted-pair crossover cable. (See the
on page B-7
When connecting to 1000BASE-T devices, be sure to use a four twisted-pair,
Note
Category 5 cable.
Figure 2-31 Connecting to a Port on Catalyst 2950-12, 2950-24, 2950C-24,
Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Hardware Installation Guide
2-34
2-32, and Figure 2-33. When connecting to switches or repeaters, insert a
for cable-pinout descriptions.)
2950SX-24, and 2950T-24 Switches
S Y S T
1 x
R P S 2 x
S TA T
U T IL
D U P L X
S P E E D
M O D E
"Cable and Adapter Specifications" section
3 x
4 x
5 x
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Figure 2-31,
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