Setting the MDI/MDI-X Switch

SETTING THE MDI/MDI-X SWITCH

The MDI/MDI-X switch located on the modem rear panel allows you to connect a network device (such as a PC, hub, switch, or router) to the modem 10Base-T port.

Set the MDI/MDI-X switch for the 10Base-T port to:

•MDI-X when connecting to a network device such as a PC with an Ethernet NIC card with a MDI port.

•MDI when connecting to a device such as a hub, switch, or router with a MDI-X port.

 

 

 

 

For connection to

 

 

 

 

devices such as

 

 

 

 

a PC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDI-X

 

 

 

 

 

For connection to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

devices such as

 

MDI

 

a Hub

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