3Com 3CSOHO100 manual Connecting the NIC to Your Network, Connecting the Network Cable to the NIC

20CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE NETWORK INTERFACE CARD

Connecting the NIC to Your Network

This section describes how to connect the OfficeConnect NIC to a network device. For more information on networking or creating a peer-to-peer network, see the Network Assistant CD included in your package.

To connect the OfficeConnect NIC to a network device:

1Using an unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable, insert one of the RJ-45 connectors on the cable into the RJ-45 port on the installed NIC, as shown in Figure 4.

■If you’re connecting to a 10 Mbps Ethernet network, use a Category 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable.

■If you’re connecting to a 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet network, use a Category 5 UTP cable.

See Table 3 at the beginning of this chapter or Appendix A for more information on network cabling requirements.

Figure 4 Connecting the Network Cable to the NIC

RJ-45 port

TX Da	ta
ACT
10	L
	N
100	K

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1A30VDC
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