Planning The Installation - Allied Telesis AT-8012M Installation Manual

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Table 7 contains the cabling specifications for the twisted pair ports.
Table 7. Twisted Pair Cabling and Distances
Model Speed
AT-8024 10 Mbps
AT-8024GB
AT-8024M
AT-8026FC
AT-8026T
100 Mbps
AT-8012M
AT-8012M-QS
AT-8088/xx
AT-8026T 1000 Mbps Category 5 and
Note
The twisted pair ports on the switch feature auto-MDI/MDI-X. They
are configured automatically by the switch as MDI or MDI-X when
connected to an end-node. Consequently, you can use a straight-
through twisted pair cable to connect any type of network device
to a switch port.
Type of Cable
Category 3 or better
100 ohm shielded or
unshielded twisted
pair cable
Category 5 or
Category 5E
(Enhanced) 100 ohm
shielded or
unshielded twisted
pair cable
Category 5E
(Enhanced) 100 ohm
shielded and
unshielded twisted
pair cable
Maximum
Operating
Distance
100 m (328 ft)
100 m (328 ft)
100 m (328 ft)