Connect To The Switch Ports - Cisco Catalyst 2960 Getting Started Manual

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Connect to the Switch Ports

Connect to the 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ports
Step 1
When you connect to servers, workstations,
IP phones, wireless access points, and routers,
insert a straight-through, twisted four-pair,
Category 5 cable in a switch 10/100 or
10/100/1000 port. Use a crossover, twisted
four-pair, Category 5 cable when you connect
to other switches, hubs, or repeaters.
Step 2 Insert the other cable end into an RJ-45 connector on the other device.
Note
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This section describes how to connect to the fixed switch ports and to the SFP
module ports.
Follow these steps:
The fixed ports on the Catalyst 2960 PoE switches provide PoE support for
devices that are compliant with IEEE 802.3af. They also provide Cisco
prestandard PoE support for Cisco IP Phones and Cisco Aironet Access Points.
Each of the Catalyst 2960-24PC-L switch 10/100 ports and ports 1 to 8 on the
Catalyst 2960-24LT-L deliver 15.4 W of PoE.
By default, a Catalyst 2960 switch PoE port automatically provides power when
a valid powered device is connected to it. For information about configuring and
monitoring PoE ports, see the switch software configuration guide. For
information about troubleshooting PoE problems, see the Catalyst 2960 Switch
Hardware Installation Guide on Cisco.com.
The automatic medium-dependent interface crossover (auto-MDIX) feature is
enabled by default. The switch detects the required cable type for copper Ethernet
connections and configures the interfaces accordingly. Therefore, you can use
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