Connecting The Switch To The Network; Connecting The Switch And Ap Directly; Connecting The Switch And Ap Through The L2/L3 Network; Figure 28: Switch And Ap Connected Directly - D-Link DWS-3000 Series User Manual

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02/15/2011

Connecting the Switch to the Network

You can use any of the 1000BASE-T ports, 10GB ports, or fiber-optic ports to connect the Switch to your network. The type
of port you use to connect the switch depends on your network requirements and the type of node to which you connect the
Switch, which might be a hub, router, or another switch.
There is a great deal of flexibility on how connections are made using the appropriate cabling.
• Connect a 10BASE-T hub or switch to the Switch via a twisted-pair Category 3, 4 or 5 UTP/STP cable.
• Connect a 100BASE-TX hub or switch to the Switch via a twisted-pair Category 5 UTP/STP cable.
• Connect 1000BASE-T switch to the Switch via a twisted pair Category 5e UTP/STP cable.
• Connect a switch supporting a fiber-optic uplink to the Switch's SFP ports via fiber-optic cabling.
• Change the Switch to PoE mode using the Mode Select button. When in PoE Mode, the Switch works with all D-Link
802.3af capable devices.
The Link/Act LEDs for each UTP port will light green or amber when the link is valid. A blinking LED indicates packet activity
on that port.

Connecting the Switch and AP Directly

You can connect one or more DWL-3500AP, DWL-8500AP, or DWL-8600AP access points directly to the Switch by using
a straight-through or crossover UTP cable.

Connecting the Switch and AP through the L2/L3 Network

The Switch can discover and manage APs whether they are directly connected, connected through a device in the same
subnet, or connected to different subnets.
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Figure 28: Switch and AP Connected Directly

UTP Cable
Access Point
D-Link Unified Access System
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