Appendix B
CABLES
Ethernet Cable
Cable Types and Specifications
Cable | Type | Max. Length | Connector |
10BASE-T | Cat. 3, 4, 5 100-ohm UTP | 100 m (328 ft) | RJ-45 |
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100BASE-TX | Cat. 5 100-ohm UTP | 100 m (328 ft) | RJ-45 |
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Table B-1. Cable Types and Specifications
Twisted-pair Cable
Caution: DO NOT plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port. Use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors that conform with FCC standards.
For 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX connections, a twisted-pair cable must have two pairs of wires. Each wire pair is identified by two different colors. An RJ-45 connector must be attached to both ends of the cable. Except for the WAN port, all RJ-45 ports on the SpeedStream 2614 support automatic MDI/MDI-X configuration, so you can use straight-through cable to attach the LAN ports to any network device. However, when connecting the WAN port to a broadband modem, you will need to use either straight- through or crossover cable, depending on the port type used on the modem.
The figure below illustrates how the pin numbering on the RJ-45 connector. Be sure to hold the connectors in the same orientation when attaching the wires to the pins.
Figure B-1. RJ-45 Pin Numbering
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