Technical Specifications

Any terminal program can be used to control the switch, if that program supports the given parameters (example HyperTerminal in Windows, Norton Commander terminal in DOS). An available standard serial port is needed. Accepted commands:

Keystroke	Action
1	Switch to port 1
2	Switch to port 2
3	Switch to port 3 (ETH-4x1-RS only)
4	Switch to port 4 (ETH-4x1-RS only)
0	Disconnect all
D	Deactivate buttons
B	Activate buttons (power-ON defaults)

All other characters will be ignored.

All correctly received characters will be echoed (repeated back to user's monitor)

Interconnect Cable	CAT5(e) UTP Ethernet straight-through (not crossed)
Power	120 or 240 VAC 12VDC / 5A AC Adapter (provided)
ETH-4X1 current draw	< 0.2A @ 12VDC

Interconnection Cable Wiring Method

The CAT5(e)UTP connection cable between the COMMON, SELECTABLE(s) and the ETH-4X1 Manual Ethernet Switch is terminated with male ethernet connectors and must be wired according to the EIA /TIA 568A industry standard. Wiring is as per the table and drawing below.

Pin # Wire Color

Function

Pair 3

1	White/Orange	T	Pair 2			Pair 1			Pair 4
2	Orange	R	Pair 2			Pair 1			Pair 4
2	Orange	R
3	White/Green	T
4	Blue	R	T	R T R T				R T R
5	White/Blue	T	T	R T R T				R T R
5	White/Blue	T	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
6	Green	R	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
7	White/Brown	T	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
8	Brown	R

(View Looking into RJ45 female)

Keystroke

Action