Apple 8600 appendix Connecting to a twisted-pair Ethernet network, Ethernet port Wall plate

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Connecting to a twisted-pair Ethernet network

Follow this procedure to connect your Macintosh to an Ethernet network that uses twisted-pair cable. The hardware connection requires a twisted-pair patch cord with an RJ-45 telephone-style connector. You plug the patch cord into a wall plate that is connected to a centralized 10Base-T hub.

To connect your Macintosh to a twisted-pair Ethernet network:

Shut down your Macintosh.

Plug one end of the twisted-pair patch cord into the 10Base-T Ethernet port on your Macintosh.

Plug the other end of the twisted-pair patch cord into an RJ-45 wall outlet that is connected to a twisted-pair Ethernet network.

Ethernet port	Wall plate	10Base-T hub
(10Base-T)

3-meter patch cord

Next, see “Configuring Your Network Connection” later in this chapter for information on configuring your network connection.

Connecting to a thin coaxial Ethernet network

Follow this procedure to connect your Macintosh to an Ethernet network that uses thin coaxial cable. The hardware connection requires an Apple (or Apple-compatible) thin coaxial transceiver and a thin coaxial cable.

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