Allied Telesis 8000/8POE manual Cabling and Powering On the Switch, Connecting Twisted Pair Cables

AT-8000/8POE Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Switch Installation Guide

Cabling and Powering On the Switch

Connecting the

Twisted Pair

Cables

To connect the twisted cables to the RJ-45 ports on the AT-8000/8POE Fast Ethernet Switch, perform the following procedure:

1.Plug the twisted pair data cables into the RJ-45 ports on the switch, as shown in Figure 11.

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	8		SFP
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RS-232	PORT
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Figure 11. Connecting the Twisted Pair Data Cables

When you connect 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.

Warning

To reduce the risk of electric shock, the PoE ports on this product must not connect to cabling that is routed outside the building where this device is located.  E40

2.Connect the other end of the twisted pair cable to a port in the end node.

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