Making Fiber Connection, Auto-MDI-XFunction

Cables

Depending on the connection speed, use the proper UTP cables:

Speed	Cables used	Distance
100M	Cat. 5, 5e, or higher grade	100	meters
10M	Cat. 3, 4, 5, 5e, or higher grade 100		meters

Auto-MDI-XFunction

An Auto-MDI-X function will automatically detect if a crossover is re- quired and make the swap of Tx pair and Rx pair internally. With this function, straight-through cable can be used for any connection. MDI to MDI-X connection rule is not necessary anymore. In the switches, all TP ports are equipped with this function. You can use just straight-through type of cables for all your connections.

3.3 Making Fiber Connection

For different fiber connections, several alternative models can be selected for different fiber connections. Refer to Section 1.2 for the model selection. The following figure illustrates a connection example between two SC fiber ports:

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