ADC 400F SETTING THE MDI/MDI-XSWITCH, MDI/MDI-X

Chapter 3: Installing the Modem

SETTING THE MDI/MDI-X SWITCH

Using the MDI/MDI-X switch, the Megabit Modem 400F can communicate with a device on the LAN that is either MDI or MDI-X without having to change the cable (a straight-through cable is supplied with the installation kit).

Set the switch for the 10/100BASE-T port to either:

•MDI-X when you are connecting to a device with an MDI port such as a PC with an Ethernet NIC

•MDI when you are connecting to a device with an MDI-X port such as a hub, repeater, bridge, or router

		For connection to
		devices such as
		a PC
	MDI-X
		For connection to
		devices such as
MDI
		a hub

MDI MDI-X 10BASE-T RS232 MGMT DSL POWER

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