Allied Telesis GS900/5E manual Cabling the Switch

AT-GS900/16, AT-GS900/24 Fanless Gigabit Ethernet Switches Installation Guide

Cabling the Switch

To connect to the ports on the AT-GS900/16 and AT-GS900/24 switches, perform the following procedure:

1.Connect the twisted pair data cables to the RJ-45 ports on the switch, as illustrated in Figure 12.

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Figure 12. Connecting the Twisted Pair Data Cables

2.Power on the end-nodes. For more information, refer to “Powering On the Switch” on page 36.

When connecting a twisted pair cable to a port, observe the following guidelines:

ˆAn RJ-45 connector should fit snugly into the port on the switch. The tab on the connector should lock the connector into place.

ˆThe ports on the switch are auto-MDI/MDI-X. You can use either a straight-through or crossover twisted pair cable to connect any type of network device to a port on the switch.

ˆThe network should not contain data loops, which can adversely affect network performance. A data loop exists when two or more network devices can communicate with each other over more than one data path.

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