Planning The Installation - Allied Telesis AT-FS7016 Installation Manual

Installation

Planning the Installation

Be sure to observe the following guidelines when planning the installation of
your switch.
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The end-nodes connected to the twisted pair ports can operate at
either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps and half- or full-duplex mode. Refer to
"Port Speed" and "Duplex Mode" on page 5 for additional information.
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An end-node connected to a port on the switch can be a network
adapter card, repeater, router, hub, or another switch.
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A twisted pair port using Auto-negotiation features auto MDI/MDI-X.
It configures itself automatically 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. If Auto-negotiation is disabled and a port's speed and duplex
mode are set manually, the port defaults to MDI-X. Refer to "Auto
MDI/MDI-X" on page 6 for additional information.
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Refer to Table 3 for the cabling specifications for the twisted pair
ports.
Table 3 10/100Base-TX Twisted Pair Port Cabling Specifications
Operating Mode
10Base-T
100Base-TX
12
Twisted Pair Cable
Shielded or unshielded Category 3 or better
Shielded or unshielded Category 5 or better
Maximum Operating
Distance
100 m (328 ft)
100 m (328 ft)