Jack PC Hardware User Manual - Training Department
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6.4Testing LAN Cabling
In a new installation it is difficult to test the cable before you terminated it with
If
If PoE is available to that port and still nothing happens (two LEDs not illuminated) – try the external power supply. If now the device is powered and the Link is on – you have a PoE problem. If the Link LED is off – you may have a wiring problem or the other end is not connected to anything.
Note: In most cases wrong LAN wiring will not damage the Jack PC or the switch.
6.5Switch Settings
This paragraph covers only the LAN settings of a standard LAN switch. Power settings for PoE will be covered at the next paragraph.
The
The switch settings required for managed switch are identical to a standard PC:
∙Port enabled
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∙Full
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∙Fast
Tip: In general if you can't make your switch working – try first to connect the cable to a small unmanaged switch. If this step will be succesful – you will know that you can trust the rest of the installation and you can just focus on the switch settings.
6.6PoE Settings
The
If your PSE is capable of providing PoE based on IEEE 802.3af and still the device is not powered, then you should check the following PSE settings (depending on specific product features the following settings may be adjustable by the administrator):
∙The PoE port is enabled
∙The PoE port is set to provide Class 0 or Class 3 power level
∙The PoE port is set to IEEE 802.3af (not
If power class is not set correctly, the
It is important to note that the
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