Chapter 3: Installing the Modem

SETTING THE MDI/MDI-X SWITCH

Using the MDI/MDI-X switch, the Megabit Modem 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 a MDI port such as a PC with an Ethernet NIC

•MDI when you are connecting to a device with a 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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