Planning The Installation - Allied Telesis AT-8016F/MT Installation Manual

Planning the Installation

Table 6 contains the cabling specifications for the twisted pair ports.
Table 6 Twisted Pair Cabling and Distances
Model Speed
AT-8024, 10 Mbps
AT-8024GB,
AT-8024M, and
AT-8026FC
100 Mbps
Note
The twisted pair ports on the switch feature auto-MDI. They are
configured automatically by the switch as MDI or MDI-X when
connected to an end node. Consequently, you can use either a
straight-through or crossover twisted pair cable when connecting
any network device to a port on the switch.
AT-8000 Series Fast Ethernet Switches Installation Guide
Maximum
Type of Cable
Distance
Category 3 or 100 m (328 ft.)
better 100-ohm
shielded or
unshielded
twisted pair
cable
Category 5 or 100 m (328 ft.)
Category 5E
(Enhanced)
100-ohm
shielded or
unshielded
twisted pair
cable
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