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xed, even if the attached device may or may not

support full-duplex. This is desirable when

ere are unknown devices presently or potentially connected, which will not operate correctly ith full-duplex. Examples include hubs which support only half-duplex by default.

Therefore, the default setting of full-duplex (fiber ports) is generally desirable because is widely used and allows for the connection of various devices without re- nfiguration(specially along with switches). Under certain conditions,(where the connected vice is half duplex and does not support full-duplex; or the connected device does not support ll-duplex properly) no full-duplex is better and the internal jumper settings will permit this to selected on a per-port basis.

6Combo(3+1) ports, internal jumper settings for 10/100 RJ -45 Auto-Negotiation or 10 or 100Mb or for fixed Half- or Full-Duplex 100Mb, per port

The factory (default) setting is Auto-Negotiation on all RJ-45 ports and full-duplex on fiber 10 Mbps or 100Mbps ports, which is generally

Jumper Settings for 10/100Mbps RJ-45 Auto-Negotiation,10 or 100Mbps RJ-45 & Fiber Half or Full Duplex

 

Jumper

Port

 

 

Function

Factory Settings

Speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

JP2 -3, 6-7, 10-11

Pin 2-3, 6-7, 10-11

 

Auto-Negotiation

YES

 

10/100 Mb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JP1-2, 6-7, 9-10

Pin 1-2, 6-7, 9-10

 

FDX @100 config

YES

 

10 Mb or 100 Mb

 

 

JP1-2, 7-8, 11-12

Pin 1-2, 7-8, 11-12

 

HDX@100 config

NO

 

10Mb or 100 Mb

 

 

 

10/100 Mbps

 

 

10 or100Mbps

Full

10 or100Mbps Half

Factory Settings

Auto Negotiation

Duplex

J1

Duplex

 

 

J1

 

J1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J1

For RJ-45 ports only

 

 

10/100 Mb

 

 

100 Mb

 

 

 

100 Mb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2 3

 

1

2

3

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

 

4

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

For RJ-45 &

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For RJ-45 &

 

 

9 ) 10 11 12

 

 

 

 

Fiber port

 

 

Fiber port

5

6

7

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

 

 

 

 

Jumper Settings for HDX/FDX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J1

J2

J3

J4

 

 

 

Bottom QPM Retaining

Printed Circuit card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two(50) Pin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QPM Connectors

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOP

 

 

 

 

(inserts into main board)

2

LED

gure 3.6 Combo ports, internal jumper settings. Note: Be certain that the main power is sconnected before opening the unit or changing any internal jumper settings

opular. Auto-Negotiation on RJ-45 and FDX on fiber port works well under most rcumstances, but cannot always be depended upon to work as expected. If full-duplex will not nction properly in your setup, internal jumpers allow the speed and mode of the LE14XXA-

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LE14XXA, Modular Switches specifications

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