Asante Technologies IC3624PWR user manual Ethernet Cabling, Connecting to the Console Port

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3.8 Ethernet Cabling

The cables you need are determined by the existing equipment.

To ensure proper operation when installing the switch into a network, make sure that the current cables are suitable with either 10/100BaseTX, 10/100/1000BaseT or 1000BaseT operation. Check the following criteria against the current installation of your network:

•Cable type: Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or shielded twisted pair (STP) cables with RJ-45 connectors; Category 3 or better for 10BaseT and Category 5 or better for 100BaseTX.

•Protection from radio frequency interference emissions

•Electrical surge suppression

•Separation of electrical wires (switch related or other) and electromagnetic fields from data based network wiring

•Safe connections with no damaged cables, connectors, or shields

RJ-45 Connector

When attaching a workstation to the switch, a standard straight-through CAT5 cable may be used.

3.9 Connecting to the Console Port

The DB-9 serial port located on the front panel is used to connect to the switch for out-of-band console configuration. The on-board configuration program can be accessed from a terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation program. The pin assignments used to connect to the serial port are provided in the following tables.

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