SMC Networks SMC7500A/VCP manual Straight-Through Cable, Pin MDI-X Signal MDI Signal Name

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connected straight through to pins 1, 2, 3, and 6 at the other end of the cable.

Pin	MDI-X Signal	MDI Signal Name
	Name
1	Receive Data plus	Transmit Data plus (TD+)
	(RD+)
2	Receive Data minus	Transmit Data minus (TD-)
	(RD-)
3	Transmit Data plus	Receive Data plus (RD+)
	(TD+)
6	Transmit Data	Receive Data minus (RD-)
	minus (TD-)
4,5,7,8	Not used	Not used

Straight-Through Cable

If the twisted-pair cable is to join two ports and only one of the ports has an internal crossover (MDI-X), the two pairs of wires must be straight-through.

Straight-Through RJ-45 Pin Assignments

End 1	End 2

1 (RD+)	1 (TD+)

2 (RD-)	2 (TD-)

3 (TD+)	3 (RD+)

6 (TD-)	6 (RD-)

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SMC7500A/VCP specifications

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