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Cabling
➽Note: For information on connectors, buttons, slots, and LEDs, please see “Front Panel Details” on page 5 and “Back Panel Details” on page 9 in Chapter 1.
This section provides instructions for connecting devices (such as hubs, servers, personal computers, and workstations) to the SmartStack
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Avoid stretching or bending the cables excessively.
Avoid routing the cables near potential sources of electromagnetic interference, such as motorized devices and fluorescent lights.
Avoid trip hazards by routing the cables away from aisles and other areas where people walk. If such routes cannot be avoided, use floor cable covers or similar material to secure and protect the cables.
Be sure that the cables connected to the switch are supported so that the cable connectors are not excessively strained.
Use a Category 3 or better UTP cable or a 150 ohm, STP or
See Appendix B, “Cable and Pin Information” for specific information on supported cable types, cable lengths and connector pinouts.
Connecting Devices to the Token Ring Ports
If you will not be using building wiring
Follow these steps to connect one or more devices to the Token Ring ports on the switch:
1.Using the SmartStack
2.If the switch is
3.Label each end of the cables so that it will be easy to find the device if you have to troubleshoot a network problem.
Suggested information to place on the label includes the room location of the
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