Chapter2 Installation
Installing Your Router
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Connecting Ethernet Devices
Table 2 -2 lists the Ethernet devices you can connect to the router, the connections
for each device, and the settings of the router TO HUB/TO PC button (the default
setting is IN).
Table2-2 Connecting Ethernet Devices
Network Device
Connected to Router
Network
Device
Button
Setting1
1. Hub vendors use different names for the button controlling the cable selections. This table uses the Cisco 1528 Micro Hub
10/100 with an MDI/MDI-X button as an example. Determine the button name and setting for your particular hub. Refer to
your hub documentation for details.
Router Port
Ethernet Cable
Type 2
2. Cisco provides a yellow straight-through cable. You must provide additional straight-through cables. For details on cables,
see AppendixA.
Router
HUB/NO HUB
Button Setting
Hub with equivalent to
router TO HUB/TO PC
button
MDI (IN) ETHERNET port 4 Straight-through IN
Hub with equivalent to
router TO HUB/TO PC
button
MDI-X
(OUT)
ETHERNET port 4 Straight-through OUT
Hub without equivalent to
router TO HUB/TO PC
button
MDI-X
(OUT)
ETHERNET port 4 Straight-through OUT
Server, PC, or workstation – ETHERNET port 4 Straight-through OUT