Connecting The Switch; Pc To Switch; Hub To Switch; Switch To Switch (Other Devices) - EnGenius ESW-8228 User Manual

The Switch User's Guide
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Connecting the switch

This chapter describes how to connect the Switch to your Fast Ethernet network.

3.1 PC to Switch

Figure 3-1 PC to Switch
A PC can be connected to the Switch via a two-pair Category 3,4, or5 UTP/STP
straight-through cable. For 100Mbps operation Category 5 must be used. The PC
(equipped with a RJ-45 10Mb Ethernet or 100Mb Fast Ethernet NIC) should be
connected to any port of the Switch. The LED indicators for PC connection are
dependent on the LAN card capabilities. If the LED indicators do not light after
making a proper connection, check the PC LAN card, the cable, the Switch
conditions and connections.

3.2 Hub to Switch

A hub (10 or 100BASE-TX) can be connected to the Switch via a two-pair Category
3, 4, or 5 UTP/STP straight cable. For 100Mbps operation a Category 5 cable must
be used. The connection is accomplished from any port of the hub to any port of the
Switch.

3.3 Switch to Switch (other devices)

The Switch can be connected to another switch or other devices (routers, bridges,
etc.) via a two-pair Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight or crossover cable. A
Category 5 cable must be used for 100Mbps operation. The connection can be done
from any (MDI-X) port of the Switch (Switch A) to any of the 10Mbps, 100Mbps
(MDI-X) port of the other switch (switch B) or other devices.
3.4 Port Speed & Duplex Mode
After plugging the selected cable to a specific port, the system uses auto-negotiation
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