Cisco Systems N55M4Q Connecting Devices to the Ethernet Ports, Connecting to the PoE Ports, page

Chapter 2 Switch Installation

Connecting Devices to the Ethernet Ports

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Connecting Devices to the Ethernet Ports

•Connecting to the 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ports, page 2-33

•Connecting to the PoE Ports, page 2-34

Connecting to the 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ports

The 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports use RJ-45 connectors with Ethernet pinouts. The maximum cable length is 328 feet (100 meters). The 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T traffic requires Category 5, Category 5e, or Category 6 UTP cable. The 10BASE-T traffic uses Category 3 or Category 4 cable.

The autonegotiation feature is enabled by default on the switch. At this setting, the switch ports configure themselves to operate at the speed of the attached device. If the device does not support autonegotiation, you can set the switch port speed and duplex parameters. To maximize performance, either let the ports autonegotiate both speed and duplex, or set the port speed and duplex parameters on both ends of the connection.

See the switch software configuration guide or the switch command reference on Cisco.com for more information about autonegotiation and auto-MDIX.

If auto-MDIX is disabled, use the guidelines in Table 2-1to select the cable for connecting the 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports to other devices. See the “Cables and Adapters” section on page B-3for cable-pinout descriptions. See Figure 2-36.

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